Microsoft adds a splash of color to Whiteboard, including 15 new ink options
Microsoft Whiteboard just got a wide range of new colorful features.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Whiteboard just got a lot more colorful, thanks to a recent update. The app now has 15 new ink colors and six new thicknesses, a new highlighter tool, and 10 new sticky note colors and textures. The new colors and options are available on Microsoft Whiteboard for the web, Android, and Microsoft Teams.
Ian Mikutel, head of product, Microsoft Whiteboard for Teams & Surface, shared the update on Twitter recently. Mikutel also shared some closeups of the new color options in action.
🚨 You asked, we listened! Available now in Microsoft Whiteboard for@MicrosoftTeams, Web and Android:🎨15 new ink colors & 6 thicknesses✨ New Highlighter tool - 15 colors, 6 thicknesses🌈 10 new Sticky Note colors & texturepic.twitter.com/6LNypS2Oo2🚨 You asked, we listened! Available now in Microsoft Whiteboard for@MicrosoftTeams, Web and Android:🎨15 new ink colors & 6 thicknesses✨ New Highlighter tool - 15 colors, 6 thicknesses🌈 10 new Sticky Note colors & texturepic.twitter.com/6LNypS2Oo2— Ian Mikutel (@IanMikutel)April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
Close-up 👀 of Microsoft Whiteboard for@MicrosoftTeams, Web and Android’s brand new Highlighter tool + 15 colors + 6 thicknessespic.twitter.com/aGCoAWsBKoClose-up 👀 of Microsoft Whiteboard for@MicrosoftTeams, Web and Android’s brand new Highlighter tool + 15 colors + 6 thicknessespic.twitter.com/aGCoAWsBKo— Ian Mikutel (@IanMikutel)April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
The update should make collaborating and taking notes within the app more visually appealing and make it easier to differentiate between different types of content. For example, you can now color coordinate sticky notes or highlight different types of content with specific colors.
The Android version of Whiteboard is still in public preview and limited to work and education customers. Microsoft’s Ankit Gulatishared on Twitterthat the company plans to open it up to more customers in the future.
This app lets you collaborate and share inking in real-time. It’s available on Microsoft Teams, the web, iOS, and Android. The latest update adds several new color options.
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