Why Whiteboard File Explorer is missing document/download folders on Windows 11 22H2?

Windows users, updated to the latest Windows 11 22H2, may see that the File Explorer has changed - separating Access and Drives.   For myViewBoard users, this causes an issue with the File Explorer when saving to local drives. myViewBoard development teams are currently working on a solution to fix this issue.   Alternatively, users can ac...

Why don’t all font families support bold and italics?

myViewBoard Whiteboard for Windows text feature allows users to underline text and change font size and color for all font famlies.    Currently, the following font families do not support bold:      ·   Arial Rounded MT       ·   Britannic       ·   Brush Script MT       ·   Cooper       ·   Gill Sans       ·   Harlow Solid      · ...

How to change default setting of Three-Finger Touch Gesture on Windows 11?

The Windows 11 system has three-finger/four-finger gesture enabled by default.   To change the default touch gesture settings on your Windows 11 Slot-in PC, please do the following:       1. Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touch.  2. Select Three- and four-finger touch gestures > Off.

iOS users using Companion app to "Throw" cannot see the image/video in Whiteboard for Windows

When iOS users throw a photo or video using our Companion app to Whiteboard for Windows, sometimes the photo/video cannot be shared because the computer may not have the necessary software installed to decode the file format created by the iOS device (e.g., HEIF/HEVC format).   To see photos/videos taken with iOS devices, please change the ca...

Why I cannot see Participate Mode?

Participate Mode is a feature in Whiteboard for Windows, which requires: ·       Windows OS build version 1903 or later ·       Whiteboard version 2.41.5.0 or later     To check the Windows OS build version, go to: Settings > System > About. To check the Whiteboard for Windows version: 1.         Open Whiteboard for Windows. 2.   ...

“Video unavailable” - How to play video from the Youtube widget

When YouTube content is protected by the content creator, the YouTube widget will show “Video unavailable” and the video will not play.  YouTube is a third-party service so the content policy cannot be changed by the myViewBoard Suite.   However, there are two alternative options: ·       Use the Embedded Browser to search for a YouTube ...

PDF files downloaded from Google Slides might show blank pages in Whiteboard for Windows

Some pages might be blank when Whiteboard for Windows users import PDF files downloaded directly from Google Slides.   The root cause is unsupported fonts in the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) provided by the Windows system.  Currently, it is a limitation because our Whiteboard for Windows uses the PDF reader libraries listed belo...

Whiteboard update requires administrative privilege (v.2.61)

For many myViewBoard users, the Whiteboard for Windows software automatically updates monthly so the user can always have the best user experience.    In the next release (v.2.61), there will be an update to Certificate Authenticator in Whiteboard for Windows which will require the user to grant administrator privileges for the update.   Fo...

Whiteboard for Windows will not start. Application opens and closes immediately.

Step 1  In Windows 10, Search for and open "Event Viewer".  Then go to: Windows Logs > Application.  Check your Windows Event Viewer and look for an Application Error message related to vBoard.exe.  Step 2 From the above Event Viewer, if you find libcef.dll in the description under the Details tab, this means there are missing files ...

Why do I keep seeing error message "Access denied"?

You may be temporarily experiencing issues connecting to the internet or to our directory service servers.  Please check the following: 1. Make sure you have good Internet connectivity    Check to see if you are able to visit other websites normally (e.g., https://myViewBoard.com) 2. On your computer, disable and then enable the in...