Collaborate on a shared Freeform board on Mac

You can open a shared board on your Mac, using the link sent to you.

1. Click the link you received. The Freeform app opens.

   After opening a shared board, you can find it in the Shared category in the Freeform sidebar.

2. If the owner has given you permission, edit the board.

   All participants who have the board open can see the changes you and others make in real time.

You can see where others are working in a board in real time or follow along while someone navigates in a board. For example, if you’re collaborating with someone who is using the board to present a proposal, you can see where they are in the board and see what they see.

1. Go to the Freeform app on your Mac.

2. Click Shared in the sidebar, then double-click a board to open it.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, choose View > Show Sidebar.

3. Click the Collaborate button in the toolbar (it looks like this when there’s no photo associated with the contact; otherwise, you see the individual photo or group icon), turn on Participant Cursors (if it’s not on already), then do any of the following:

   • Jump to where a participant is working: Below Current Participants, click the name of the person.

     Each participant has a bar to the left of their name. The color of the bar helps everyone identify who is making changes to the board.

   • Follow along while someone presents or works on a board: Click next to the name of a participant, then choose Follow Along. Optionally, if you just jumped to a participant, you can click the icon of the person you want to follow, then click Follow.

     Anything you selected before starting to follow is deselected, and the border color matches the cursor of the person you’re following.

     

     If you make edits or change the zoom while you’re following someone, the process automatically stops. Click Resume in the top-right corner next to the participant’s name to follow along again.

     To stop following along, click Stop in the top-right corner next to the participant’s name.

1. Go to the Freeform app on your Mac.

2. Click Shared in the sidebar, then double-click a board to open it.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, choose View > Show Sidebar.

3. Click the Collaborate button in the toolbar (it looks like this when there’s no photo associated with the conversation; otherwise, you see the individual photo or group icon), then do any of the following:

   • Send a text: Click to go to the conversation.

   • Start a FaceTime call: Click (for an audio call) or (for a video call).