Drawing Board

The Drawing Board, sometimes called a White Board, loads as a top-level window. You can use this to draw different shapes, fonts and colors. Your drawing is then transmitted to all other users on the system that have the Drawing Board open.

 

 

The Drawing Board contains three display areas: the Toolbar, the Paint Window, and the Color Selection Bar.

You can use your cursor to draw and you can see everything that is drawn by other users in the Paint Window.

The Color Selection Bar allows you to select a current color. Whatever you draw in the paint window will display in this color. To select a different color, choose the radio button in the color of your choice.

Drawing Board Pull-down Menu

Option

Description

Close

Closes the Drawing Board window.

Drawing Board Toolbar

 

 

 

The buttons listed below are in the order they are displayed in the Toolbar above.

Button

Description

Point

The Point button is the default. In Point drawing mode, drag your cursor over the Paint Window to draw lines. The faster you move the mouse, the less detailed the lines; the slower, the more detailed.

Line

Select this button to draw a single line.

Hollow Oval

Select this button to draw an oval with no fill color. The border is the currently selected color.

Filled Oval

Select this button to draw an oval that is filled with the currently selected color.

Hollow Rectangle

Select this button to draw a rectangle with no fill color. The border is the currently selected color.

Filled Rectangle

Select this button to draw a rectangle that is filled with the currently selected color.

Erase

An eraser tool. Use your mouse to erase part or all of the drawn object.

Clear

Clears the entire Paint Window. This will only clear your Drawing Board, NOT other user’s.

Font

Loads the Font Dialog window. Select a font, click on the area of the screen, and type the desired text.