Release notes for May 26, 2024
New and enhanced features
- Admin features
- Sharing account setting toggle alert
Account owners and admins can set whether external users can access and edit whiteboards within their organization. When disabling external sharing, a warning is provided to admins about the impact of the change, and all external collaborators are removed from whiteboards. This ensures consistent behavior for external collaboration both inside and outside of meetings.
- User features
- Support for advanced search in Whiteboard
Users can perform content searches within whiteboards directly from the dashboard by keyword or text string, with features like filtering query results and a dropdown that populates with relevant matches. This enhancement improves user experience and productivity by making it easier and faster to locate specific whiteboards based on their content, including shapes, sticky notes, and text boxes, even if the board name or creation date is forgotten. - Enhancements to whiteboard access management
Users can easily see their roles in documents and ask for higher access levels, with requests sent straight to the document owner. Clear signals show when a user can only comment or has lower access levels. In addition, users can ask for permanent access if they're temporarily limited. - Easy access to whiteboards after meetings
Links to whiteboards will be added in the in-meeting chat and continuous meeting chat (CMC) after a whiteboard is closed in the meeting. Users can click on the link to open the whiteboard in a standalone window or request access if they were not part of the original meeting. The link also provides a preview of the whiteboard, similar to how shared whiteboards appear in the chat. - Enhancements to the Whiteboard canvas
Several enhancements have been made to the Whiteboard canvas. These include:
- Adjusting the behavior of the toolbar so that it doesn't scroll when compressed but instead drops items into the More menu.
- Enabling objects to snap to the grid as they are dragged when the snap-to-grid feature is active.
- Moving the undo/redo function from the corner of the screen and relocating the pan tool to the same spot.
- Displaying icons next to board settings and in right-click menus.
- Providing an option to clear either the entire board or individual pages from an easily accessible location outside the page navigation.
- Simplified whiteboard opening experience on mobile and tablet devices
Account owners and admins can simplify the process of opening a new whiteboard for users on touch devices like mobile phones and tablets during meetings. The new design streamlines the steps required to start a new whiteboard session, providing a smoother and more intuitive experience for touch device users. This enhancement aims to improve the overall user experience and increase productivity for mobile and tablet users who frequently utilize the whiteboard feature. - Embed Zoom Whiteboard into Coda pages
Users can now embed Zoom Whiteboards into Coda pages. The embedded whiteboard provides a view-only experience, allowing users to view and pan the whiteboard directly in a Coda. Document owners can control whether their whiteboard can be embedded in third-party applications.
Resolved issues
Changes to existing features
- UI enhancements for Zoom Notes
The Notes UI has been updated to offer a more intuitive experience. Key formatting features are now prioritized for narrow-screen visibility, ensuring accessibility across different devices. Core document functions are readily accessible from the toolbar, facilitating seamless navigation within the app. Additionally, right-click functionality has been updated to enhance user interaction and productivity. - Enhancements for collaborating with meeting participants who are not signed in
During meetings, participants who are not signed in to Zoom when a note is shared with them can sign in while in the meeting. This enables them to save any notes content they have created during the meeting
New and enhanced features
- Admin features
- Sharing account setting toggle alert
Account owners and admins can set whether external users can access and edit notes within their organization. When disabling external sharing, admins are notified about the change's impact, and all external collaborators are removed from notes. This ensures consistent behavior for external collaboration both inside and outside of meetings.
- User features
- Easy access to notes after meetings
Links to notes will be added in the in-meeting chat and continuous meeting chat (CMC) after a note is closed in the meeting. Users can click on the link to open the note in a standalone window, or request access if they were not part of the original meeting. The link will also provide a preview of the note.
Resolved issues
Resolved issues