Drawing on the Whiteboard and Annotating Slides
You can use the annotation tools to draw on the whiteboard or annotate a slide or file that you present during a meeting.
For example, you might underline a sentence or circle a significant number in a sales presentation file. Or, you can use the annotation tools to create illustrations, charts, or diagrams on the whiteboard. You can also use the whiteboard as a shared place to write ideas and sketch designs.
See descriptions of the annotation tools below for more information. See also Selecting, Resizing, and Moving Whiteboard Content and Slide Annotations , Entering Text and Changing the Attributes of Annotations.
Permission to Present
You must have permission to present before you can use the annotation tools to draw on the whiteboard or create annotations for slides.
To make sure that you have permission to present, you should be able to see the Start Presenting and Add Slides buttons. "You have all permissions" should also appear at the bottom of the participants list. If you need to draw but you do not have permission to present, you can ask for permission.
Pointing With a Laser Pointer
You can use the Laser Pointer Tool to point to something in your presentation or annotations in your slides. The Laser Pointer is a dot that follows where you click and drag the mouse.
To point to an object on the Slides or Whiteboard tabs, click the Laser Pointer Tool 
and position the pointer where you want to point.
- Click next to the object you want to point to or click and drag the mouse to move the pointer.
Note The Laser Pointer does not show in recorded meetings.
Drawing With a Highlighter
You can use the Highlighter Tool to draw a transparent, thick, yellow line to underscore important text.
- To highlight something in your file or on the whiteboard, click the Highlighter Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw.
- Click the mouse button and drag to draw the line. Release the mouse button when you are finished.
Note The highlighter does not show in recorded meetings.
Drawing Straight Lines
When you are presenting a file or drawing on the whiteboard, you can draw a line to underline important information. If you want to draw the line in a specific color or at a certain width, you can choose the color and the width before or after drawing the line.
- To draw a straight line, click the Straight-line Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw the line.
- Click the mouse button and drag to draw the line. Release the mouse button when the line reaches the desired size.
Drawing Rectangles
You can draw rectangles to place a box around important information when presenting a file. You can also use rectangles to build charts or diagrams on the blank whiteboard. If you want to draw the shape in a specific color or at a certain width, you can choose the color and the width before or after drawing the shape.
- To draw a rectangle, click the Rectangle Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw the shape.
- Click the mouse button and drag to draw the shape. Release the mouse button when the shape reaches the desired size.
Drawing Ovals
Using the Oval Tool, you can circle important information during a presentation or create circles and ovals on the whiteboard. If you want to draw the shape in a specific color or at a certain width, you can choose the color and the width before or after drawing the shape.
- To draw an oval or circle, click the Oval Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw the shape.
- Click the mouse button and drag to draw the shape. Release the mouse button when the shape reaches the desired size.
Drawing With a Pen
Use the Freehand Pen Tool to draw curved lines or create shapes, just as you would when drawing with a piece of paper and a pen. You might want to use the Freehand Pen Tool to circle important information when presenting a file or to sketch a product design on the blank whiteboard. If you want to draw lines and shapes in a specific color or at a certain width, you can choose the color and the width before or after using the Pen Tool.
- To draw lines and shapes as though you were using a pen, click the Freehand Pen Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw.
- Click the mouse button and drag to draw the line or shape. Release the mouse button when you are finished.
Inserting Stamps
You can add a star-shaped stamp to your whiteboard drawing or slide annotations.
- To add a stamp, click the Stamp Tool
and position the pointer where you want to draw.
- Click the mouse button and then release it for each stamp you want to add.