1. Getting started with DingTalk Whiteboard
DingTalk Whiteboard is an online collaborative whiteboard that supports real-time editing by multiple users. Built on a boundless, freely scalable canvas, it lets every collaborator create together using brushes, text, shapes, images, and many other elements, breaking the barriers of time and space and sparking the collision of ideas. It also supports the full workflow from brainstorming to content management, building an inspiration space for your team.Rich elements, unlimited creation
The built-in templates in DingTalk Whiteboard offer a wide range of options, letting you reuse industry best practices with a single click and boost your team’s creation and collaboration efficiency. In addition, rich elements such as brushes, text, shapes, images, notes, and audio/video bring every creative idea to life on the whiteboard.Spark inspiration, collaborate without limits
DingTalk Whiteboard supports real-time online collaboration for 50+ users. Every collaborator can brainstorm, create, or share suggestions through comments, greatly improving team collaboration efficiency and engagement.Optimized for iPad, paperless office
The moment inspiration strikes, pick up your iPad and capture it. With a stylus, you can effortlessly express creative ideas with both visuals and text. Multi-device data sync ensures that the collision of ideas is never limited — record your thoughts anytime, anywhere.What’s the difference from the legacy whiteboard?
| Before: legacy whiteboard | After: new whiteboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Boundless canvas | The canvas resembled a blackboard, supported only three pages, and had limited drawing and expression capabilities. | Breaks away from the traditional “blackboard” canvas. The infinite canvas supports multiple subject color schemes for a fresher visual experience. |
| Flexible editing | Supported only three basic editing functions: brush, shape, and text — limited creative capabilities. | Adds more editing capabilities, including brushes, text, shapes, images, notes, and more — enabling more flexible creation. |
| Rich elements | Limited shapes and line assets with few color options — making expression less vivid. | A far richer variety of lines, shapes, and colors, plus beautiful templates you can reuse with one click — letting you express your ideas more fully and vividly. |
| Multi-user collaboration | Only supported creation on the same canvas, with no interactive exchange. | Supports synchronized online collaboration for 50+ users, with instant comments and interaction for easier exchange of ideas. |
How to start creating
Desktop entry: Open DingTalk, click Docs in the left navigation, then click Create and select Whiteboard. iPad: Open DingTalk, tap More > Docs, tap the blue + at the bottom, and select Whiteboard.2. Basic operations in DingTalk Whiteboard
🎨 Creation features
Select an element to edit it: change color, resize, move, modify attributes, and more. Drag to move or zoom the canvas. With the brush and eraser, you can freely draw on the canvas, and drag to adjust line size. ✅ Take notes and annotations ✅ Highlight key points during discussions ✅ Draw fun content Insert a Text Box to enter text, and freely configure its border, background, Font Size, color, and more. Insert a variety of shapes. The shape library includes basic shapes, mathematical symbols, callouts, buttons, and more — making it easy to create flowcharts, business architecture diagrams, milestones, and other common charts. Insert connectors to create associations between basic shapes. Switch between different arrow styles and precisely adjust the connector path. Insert images and flexibly resize them, fill colors, change border styles, and more. Insert emoji icons to highlight important information and make canvas content more lively and engaging. Insert frames. A frame can be thought of as a “shot” or “scene” — select canvas elements to form a frame. In presentation mode, each frame corresponds to one slide of the presentation.🙌 Collaboration features
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Interaction and comments
🔒 Manage permissions
Just like other DingTalk Docs, click … > Manage permissions in the upper-right corner of the whiteboard to set user permissions. Four permission types are supported: Can edit, Can view/download, View only, and Hide chat permission.🌠 Export and download
Click … > Download to local in the upper-right corner of the whiteboard to export the whiteboard content as an image.🌟 Presentation feature
- Click Present in the upper-right corner, and all frames on the canvas will be presented in the order they were inserted.
- To adjust the order, click the arrow next to the Present button to view the presentation path, and drag with the mouse to reorder.