<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
application	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
and	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
which	O
simulates	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
whiteboard	I-Protocol
and	O
enables	O
real-time	B-Application
collaboration	I-Application
between	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
to	O
draw	O
on	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
whiteboard	I-Protocol
using	O
input	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
pen	I-Device
or	O
a	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
write	O
down	O
notes	O
,	O
draw	O
connections	O
between	O
shareable	O
ideas	O
and	O
interact	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
is	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
platforms	O
and	O
devices	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
share	O
whiteboards	O
using	O
the	O
provided	O
tools	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
is	O
called	O
inking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
has	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
for	O
some	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
limited	O
to	O
boards	O
created	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
read-only	O
;	O
other	O
participants	O
from	O
the	O
meeting	O
cannot	O
edit	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Whiteboard	I-Protocol
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
free	O
availability	O
and	O
plentiful	O
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
,	O
paid	O
whiteboarding	B-Protocol
solutions	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
offers	O
the	O
best	O
free	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
