General Settings in Collaboard

These settings are useful for workshops, meetings, or retrospectives, as you can adjust the board to your specific needs and workflow.

How to open the General settings

1. Click the three dots menu in the top right corner
2. Select Settings
3. Stay in the General tab

Sections of the General settings

The General settings are divided into three sections. Each section controls a different aspect of your whiteboard:

Interaction

Here you define how you interact with the board.

Typical settings:

• Pen auto detect: Automatically detects a pen and distinguishes it from a mouse
• Touchpad mode: Optimizes navigation when using a touchpad
• Double click to add object: Adds objects with a double click
• Alignment distance: Helps align objects precisely

👉 See article: Interaction settings

Visual

Here you adjust the appearance of your board.

Typical settings:

• Appearance: Choose between Light, Dark, or System
• Object gradients: Adds gradients to sticky notes for a 3D effect
• Embed transparency: Controls how embedded content is displayed
• Activate grid and Snap to grid: Supports structured layouts
• Background color: Changes the board background color

👉 See article: Visual settings

Security

Here you manage access and protection of your board.

Typical settings:

• Protect project data: Prevents copying, downloading, or exporting
• Internal project: Limits access to organization members only
• Lock project: Prevents changes on the board
• Archive project: Moves the board to the archive

👉 See article: Security settings