You can create and save whiteboards in a Google Meet meeting or web browser or on a Google Meet Series One Desk 27 or Jamboard device.
Your changes automatically save to Google Drive. Files you own appear in your My Drive folder.
During a Google Meet video meeting
Important: To start or open a whiteboard, you must join the video meeting from a computer.
- Start or Join a meeting.
- At the bottom right, click Activities
Whiteboarding.
- Select an option:
- To create a new Jamboard: Click Start a new whiteboard.
- To open an existing Jamboard from your drive, shared drives, or computer: Click Choose from Drive.
Whiteboarding. Tip: The Jamboard file will open in a new tab and a link is shared automatically via the in-call chat.
The whiteboard opens in a new tab. Everyone in the meeting gets a link to the whiteboard in the Meet chat.
Using a Meet Hardware device
See Use a whiteboard with Desk 27.
Using the Jamboard web app
- In a browser window, open jamboard.google.com.
- At the bottom, click New
.
Using the mobile app
- Open the Jamboard app.
- Tap Add
Using a Jamboard 55-inch device
- If you see a screensaver, tap the screen to start a new whiteboard.
- Tap Menu
Save
.
- Enter your email address.