Host a live session

You can use the Jamboard to create, host, and edit Jamboard sessions with remote participants.

Create, save, and close a jam

Important: If you close a jam before adding an owner, your frames won't be saved.

1. Tap Add  to start a new jam.
2. Tap Menu   Save this Jam. Enter the email address of the person who will own this jam. Tap Save.
3. Tap Menu   Close this Jam to exit a jam.

You don't have to sign out. The next person to use the board will not see any previous jams that they don't own.

Present your jam in a meeting

You can join meetings and present from the board using classic Hangouts and Hangouts Meet. To connect to a meeting,  use the meeting name or meeting code from the event in Google calendar.

You can also present a jam from the phone app or tablet app.

1. Tap Menu   Connect to a meeting.
2. Enter the meeting name or meeting code.
3. Tap Turn on to present to a meeting.
4. Tap Turn off   to stop presenting.

Share a jam

Share a jam with a person or email alias to give them view or edit access. You can add people to a jam by generating a code for app users, or by entering an email address.

Generate a jam code for mobile app, web users, or multiple Jamboards

1. On your Jamboard, tap Menu   Share via Jam code.
2. Tap the drop-down list and select if code users should have edit or view access. An 8-character code appears on the screen. The code expires in 24 hours.
3. Ask the user to enter the code on their phone app, tablet app, in the web viewer, or another Jamboard.

Share a jam by email

1. Tap Menu   Share this Jam.
2. Tap Share this Jam.
3. Enter an email address or Google Group email alias, then tap Add.

Send a copy of your jam frames

1. Tap Menu   Send a copy.
2. Select All frames (PDF) or Current Frame (PNG)
3. Enter the email address and tap Send.

Related topics 

• Use the phone app
• Use the tablet app
• Join a session or open a jam using a web viewer