{"id":12685,"date":"2024-09-25T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T01:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=12685"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T01:02:25","slug":"new-features-in-microsoft-teams-whiteboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=12685","title":{"rendered":"New Features in Microsoft Teams Whiteboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Recent updates to the Microsoft Teams Whiteboard app bring whiteboard interactivity to Teams meetings.<strong style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sticky Notes<\/strong>: Easily add and move sticky notes around the board to organize thoughts and ideas. 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