--- title: Using the whiteboard in the Studio description: Draw and annotate on blank whiteboards and slides --- [Skip to content](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-do-i-use-the-whiteboard#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Size=36px, Style=On-light, Brand=BigMarker-1](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png?width=171&height=36&name=Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png)](https://www.bigmarker.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations Welcome to the BigMarker Knowledge Base! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Presenter Capabilities](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/presenter-capabilities?hsLang=en) 3. [Using the Studio](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/presenter-capabilities?hsLang=en#using-the-studio) # Using the whiteboard in the Studio ## Draw and annotate on blank whiteboards and slides As a presenter, you are able to bring up slides, powerpoints and even just a blank whiteboard and begin drawing and annotating on it. What you do with these tools will appear for presenters, attendees and in the recording. In the [studio](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/studio-produce-live-video-content-1?hsLang=en), look for the **share content** button. Click on it, then click on **share presentation. **From here you can choose to launch a blank whiteboard, open a [pre-loaded file](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-to-pre-load-content-to-virtual-events-webinars?hsLang=en), or upload a new file to present. ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-30-2025-03-08-20-1538-PM.png?width=300&height=264&name=image-png-May-30-2025-03-08-20-1538-PM.png)   ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-30-2025-03-09-34-2352-PM.png?width=300&height=329&name=image-png-May-30-2025-03-09-34-2352-PM.png) Once you have added a presentation, you'll see some options at the top of the presentation screen. You'll see a setting for **Drawing** and enable that to see the annotation options. For blank whiteboards, this setting will automatically be on. With these tools you can free draw, draw shapes, or type in free text. Click on the second **Drawing** option that appears to choose the type of drawing to use. ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-30-2025-03-13-27-7558-PM.png?width=600&height=43&name=image-png-May-30-2025-03-13-27-7558-PM.png) ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-30-2025-03-13-59-6065-PM.png?width=75&height=253&name=image-png-May-30-2025-03-13-59-6065-PM.png) Watch the video below to see this in live action:  For virtual sessions with more audience participation, you can let your attendees interact with the whiteboard as well. In the [session admin](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/introducing-the-new-session-admin?hsLang=en) head over to **Production \> Live Experience.** Set the **Attendee Room Access** to **Custom** and then you'll have optoins for what attendees are able to do in the room. 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