Whiteboard

What is an online whiteboard?

An online whiteboard is an infinite digital canvas where you can sketch, write, and arrange ideas freely — without the constraints of slides, pages, or rows. Instead of starting in PowerPoint and fighting the layout, you start with a blank space and think visually: draw a box, connect it with an arrow, drop a sticky note, zoom out to see the whole picture.

This whiteboard is built for presentation planning. Before you open PowerPoint, use it to map out what your deck needs to say, in what order, and how the pieces connect. When the thinking is done, export the board and carry it into your slides.

How to use this tool

1. Open the whiteboard — Use it right here on the page, or click Open Editor for a full-screen infinite canvas.
2. Pick a tool — Choose the pen, a shape, an arrow, text, or a sticky note from the toolbar.
3. Draw and arrange — Place elements anywhere. Pan by dragging the canvas, zoom with your scroll wheel or trackpad.
4. Format as you go — Select text to change its font, size, and color; select a shape to change its fill and stroke.
5. Build out your deck — Open the Slides pane on the left and click + New slide for every new slide you need. Click any thumbnail to jump to that slide; double-click the name to rename it.
6. Load a template (optional) — Start from a SWOT, Kanban, mind map, or slide storyboard layout instead of a blank canvas.
7. Present — Press the Present button to step through your slides full-screen with the arrow keys.
8. Export — Download the current slide as a PNG, SVG, PowerPoint slide, or PDF, or copy it straight to your clipboard.

Your deck auto-saves in your browser as you work, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off.

Use cases for presentation planning

• Storyboard a deck — Sketch one rough rectangle per slide and lay them out in sequence to see your presentation's flow before you build a single slide.
• Brainstorm before you design — Dump every idea onto the canvas as sticky notes, cluster the good ones, and discard the rest. The infinite canvas means you never run out of room.
• Map a process or concept — Draw flowcharts, mind maps, and diagrams with shapes and arrows, then recreate the clean version in PowerPoint — or export the board directly into a slide.
• Plan a workshop or meeting — Use a Kanban or SWOT template to structure a session, present it live in full-screen, and export it as a follow-up.

Exporting your board

The whiteboard gives you four ways to take your work out:

• PNG — A pixel image that pastes anywhere. Good for quick sharing.
• SVG — A vector file that stays sharp at any size and can be re-edited.
• PowerPoint — A single 16:9 slide. Choose the vector variant for crisp, scalable output in modern PowerPoint, or the image variant for universal compatibility, including Google Slides.
• PDF — A single landscape page, handy for printing or sharing a fixed snapshot.

You can also copy the whole board to your clipboard and paste it directly into another app.

Tips for getting more out of the whiteboard

• Use Open Editor for real work — The full-screen editor gives the canvas the whole viewport, which makes a big difference once a board fills up.
• Learn a few shortcuts — Keyboard shortcuts for the pen, shapes, undo, and redo make sketching much faster than reaching for the toolbar each time.
• Start from a template — A SWOT or storyboard template gives you a structured starting point and saves you from arranging a layout by hand.
• Export early and often — Because the board saves only in your browser, export a copy whenever you reach a version worth keeping.