Working with a whiteboard in Microsoft Teams

As mentioned, Microsoft Whiteboard is an application included in your Microsoft 365 subscription, which means it is fully integrated with other Microsoft 365 apps, such as Microsoft Teams, for example.

It is possible to add a specific whiteboard to a channel or a meeting, making it easier to collaborate. During a meeting, you can add a whiteboard by merely clicking on the screen-sharing icon and selecting Microsoft Whiteboard (Figure 7.8):

Figure 7.8 – Adding a whiteboard to a call with Microsoft Teams

Once you add a whiteboard to a meeting, participants can collaborate. All the features we learned about in the previous sections will be available. You may use the Microsoft Whiteboard application or use it embedded in Microsoft Teams, as shown in Figure 7.9:

Figure 7.9 – Collaborating using a whiteboard during a meeting

Besides adding a whiteboard to a specific meeting, you...