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ViewSonic ViewBoard  

User Guide

Academic Technology Services 

California State University, Long Beach  

csulb.edu/ats

Summary of Contents for ViewBoard

Page 1: ...1 ViewSonic ViewBoard User Guide Academic Technology Services California State University Long Beach csulb edu ats...

Page 2: ...w Getting Started Main Toolbar Screen Drawing Tools More Tools General Settings Tools for Teaching Learning Digital Whiteboard App Built in PC Personal Device Connection Screen Recorder App ViewSonic...

Page 3: ...ol panel In the bottom left corner you will fi nd the touch pen s The wireless keyboard is located on a stand below the screen The main control panel buttons include Control Panel Touch Pen s Power On...

Page 4: ...ViewBoard The indicator light will turn blue when it is on 2 Press the home screen button 3 This will take you to the ViewBoard s home screen The main parts of the home screen include Toolbar Trigger...

Page 5: ...ing up the primary toolbar menu View more tools Hide reveal the toolbar Return to the previous screen Return to the home screen View all open apps View all available installed apps Open the Digital Wh...

Page 6: ...an use to annotate the screen You can also save your annotations Pen Highlighter Eraser Undo previous action Redo previous action Delete all annotations on the screen Save screen image with annotation...

Page 7: ...tap on the More icon 2 This will bring up a secondary menu with additional tools Screen Freeze Spotlight Stopwatch Timer Air Class currently not enabled Screen Capture Hide or reveal the toolbar trigg...

Page 8: ...ill bring up a spotlight that you can drag around to highlight a particular area of the screen Tap on the Settings icon to adjust the contrast of the spotlight vs the screen and to change the size of...

Page 9: ...ally take a screenshot of your current screen You will see the fi le name appear along the bottom of the screen for a few seconds The screenshot is automatically saved to the ViewBoard s Folders app H...

Page 10: ...of the toolbar 2 A Tap on the General section in Settings B Here you can drag the sliders to adjust the volume and brightness of the ViewBoard as necessary C To exit Settings tap on Back in the top le...

Page 11: ...assroom These tools include Digital Whiteboard App Built in PC Personal Device Connection Screen Recorder App The following sections will provide an overview of each tool For each tool there will be a...

Page 12: ...aw a diagram do a brainstorming activity create an outline draw a concept map and much more You can also get students involved by having them use the whiteboard to teach their peers about course conce...

Page 13: ...me screen below Please ignore the activation window in the bottom right corner of the welcome screen as you do not need to activate the software to use it 5 To change the background of the screen tap...

Page 14: ...gories of backgrounds you can choose from Below are descriptions of recommended categories Select a solid color background Select a graphic background e g lined paper speech bubble etc Add grid lines...

Page 15: ...nd and exited the Background window you will be back in the main whiteboard space Along the bottom of the screen you will see the main toolbar The following pages will provide descriptions of some of...

Page 16: ...of the window you will see four different pen options Marker Highlighter Shape Pen and Magic Line Pen For each type of pen you can select the color style and drag the sliders to adjust the line thickn...

Page 17: ...g elsewhere on the screen or resize it You can also use the on screen controls to delete or lock the drawing or to adjust its appearance e g changing the line thickness opacity color or orientation Se...

Page 18: ...ottom of the window you will see three different categories 2D Shapes 3D Shapes Lines Choose a category Then select a color and adjust the line thickness and opacity Tap on the shape you would like to...

Page 19: ...editor window anywhere on the screen Use the rich text editor to select the font size style and orientation you wish Then use the on screen keyboard to type text and or emojis The text will appear in...

Page 20: ...dow around to see where all of the content is on the screen Magic Box Tool Tap on the magic box tool to bring in other content that is saved on the ViewBoard For example if you previously used the Scr...

Page 21: ...here on the screen Put the whiteboard in full screen mode Paste content that you have copied to the ViewBoard s clipboard onto the whiteboard Tap on the arrows to navigate between the different pages...

Page 22: ...22 9 To exit the Whiteboard app tap on the X in the top right corner of the screen...

Page 23: ...mple you can display a course related website and point out relevant information on the webpage Or you can play an online video clip that relates to the topic of the day Process 1 Press the power butt...

Page 24: ...s will take you to the Classroom Support Services screen Double tap on the Google Chrome shortcut 5 By default you will be taken to CSULB s home page Tap once on the web address in the URL fi eld to s...

Page 25: ...25 6 Use the wireless keyboard to enter the web address you want to visit or the web search topic 7 Once you are on your desired webpage you can use the screen drawing tools to annotate it...

Page 26: ...26 8 You can also use the spotlight tool to spotlight speci fi c content on the webpage...

Page 27: ...entation or other content from your personal laptop on the screen Process 1 Press the power button to turn on the ViewSonic ViewBoard 2 Press the home screen button 3 Locate the HDMI cord on the side...

Page 28: ...t switches to your laptop Then your laptop screen will appear on the ViewBoard You can now display your lecture slides or other content from your device on the screen 5 To disconnect your personal lap...

Page 29: ...tion in the toolbar if you are in PC mode or if you have switched the input to a personal device You will only see the screen recording option in the toolbar if you are on the home screen of the ViewB...

Page 30: ...Press the home screen button 3 Plug the USB microphone into one of the USB ports in the control panel 4 Tap on one of the toolbar trigger icons Then tap on the Whiteboard app icon 5 Follow the steps d...

Page 31: ...one of the toolbar trigger icons Then tap on the myViewBoard Record app icon 7 A recording window will appear on the screen Tap on the checkmark at the bottom of the window to begin recording 8 You w...

Page 32: ...hiteboard and everything will be captured in the screen recording You will see the elapsed time in the bottom right region of the screen Press the pause button at any time to pause and resume the scre...

Page 33: ...reen 12 The Save window will appear A You can double tap on a folder e g Movies to open it or remain in the general storage area B Tap in the File Name text fi eld to enter a name for the fi le C Tap...

Page 34: ...on the Folders app on the home screen 15 Locate the fi le you saved If you saved it in a folder e g Movies you will need to double tap on the folder to open it 16 To exit the Folders app tap on the b...

Page 35: ...ard Resources Using the ViewBoard Getting Started with the ViewBoard YouTube playlist ViewBoard Troubleshooting Whiteboard App Resources Whiteboard Main Toolbar Whiteboard Floating Toolbar Whiteboard...

Page 36: ...cademic Services AS Building Room 120 Website csulb edu ats Phone 562 985 4962 Email ats css csulb edu 1 1 Pedagogical Support If you would like to discuss or explore any of the practical classroom ap...

Page 37: ...37 User guide created by Tolu Noah Ed D Instructional Learning Spaces Coordinator Last updated April 2022...

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