How do I get started with a whiteboard in a Microsoft Teams meeting?

You can share a new/existing whiteboard with all participants in a Teams meeting. That same whiteboard is available across all devices. 


You can also choose an existing whiteboard to share in a Teams meeting. This makes it easy to prepare a whiteboard ahead of time or continue working on a project outside of Teams.

To share a whiteboard in a Teams meeting:


1 - Select the Share icon in the meeting's share tray.


2 - Select Microsoft Whiteboard.

3 - The board picker view will open. Select an existing board from the list or start a new board.



If a whiteboard is already associated with the meeting, Teams will share that board by default. You can choose a different board to share by navigating to the Home icon in the top left.


Note: Surface Hub and Microsoft Teams Rooms devices primarily utilize resource accounts, and as such will default to sharing a new board or launching an already associated board. 


Created: Apr 24, 2020 - 9:29am Updated: Mar 17, 2025 - 5:40am Author: UIT Support Center Article: 2996
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