Write, draw, and add notes in a jam

While working on a Jamboard, you can add text, shapes, or notes to your jam. You can also add shapes from the Jamboard app and add notes from a web browser.

Write or draw in a jam

You can write or draw in the frame using the stylus on the board, your finger on the app, or your cursor in a web browser.

1. Create or open a jam.
2. On the toolbar, tap Draw .
3. (Optional) To change pens, tap a marker, highlighter, or brush tool.
4. (Optional) To change colors, under the pens, tap a color.

Add shapes and drawings to a jam

Feature currently only available on a Jamboard and the Jamboard app

You can add polished text, shapes, and drawings to your jam. For example, when you draw a square, Jamboard cleans up the edges and angles of your drawing. You can draw images, such as circles, cats, or bicycles.

1. On a Jamboard, create or open a jam.
2. On the toolbar, tap Draw .
3. Tap Assistive drawing tools one of the following tools:
   • To clean up written text, tap Handwriting recognition .
   • To format shapes, tap Shape recognition .
   • To recognize and clean up drawings, tap Autodraw . (Feature not available on the phone app)
4. Add your drawing or text.

Add notes to a jam

Feature currently only available on a Jamboard and a web browser

1. Create or open a jam.
2. On the toolbar, tap Insert note .
3. Tap a color to change the note’s color.
4. Use the on-screen keyboard to add text to the note.