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Create a Freeform board on iPhone

Use the Freeform app to create boards for brainstorming and collaborating.

Create a new board

  1. Open the Freeform app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the New Board button.

  3. Tap one of the options at the bottom of the screen, such as a sticky note or text box , to start building your board.

    A Freeform board with a drawing, sticky note, shape, text box, and image, corresponding to the buttons at the bottom of the screen.

  4. Move around your board by dragging your finger, and zoom in or out by pinching open or closed.

    Tip: To magnify more precisely, tap the View Options button, then tap Zoom to.

  5. To name your board, tap the More button, then tap Rename.

To learn how to align items or move something to the background, see Position items on a Freeform board on iPhone.

Create a board from another app

You can start a new Freeform board using content from another supported app, such as Notes, Maps, Safari, Files, Photos, and more.

  1. In the other app, open the item you want to share (for example, a note, map, webpage, PDF, or screenshot).

    To share just one part of a file to a board (rather than the entire webpage or note), select the item. If your selection includes text, only the text is shared.

  2. Tap Share or the Share button, then tap the Freeform app icon .

  3. Tap New Board or the name of an existing board.

    Either a link or the item appears in the board.

Open a board

  1. Open the Freeform app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the board you want to open, or do one of the following:

    • Open a board you’ve opened recently or marked as a favorite: Tap the Back button in the upper-left corner, tap a category, then tap a board.

    • If you’re in a board: Tap the Back button in the upper-left corner, tap a category, then tap a board.

      Note: Any collaborations you get invited to in the Messages app appear in an Invitations section on the Shared Boards screen until you accept them.

  3. To change how the boards appear, tap the More button, then tap any of the following:

    • List: To view more boards at the same time (with smaller thumbnails).

    • Sort by Name: To list boards alphabetically (instead of by most recently updated).

  4. To add a board to Favorites, do one of the following:

    • While browsing All Boards: Touch and hold the thumbnail or name of the board, then tap Favorite .

    • If you’re in a board: Tap the More button, then tap Favorite .

The Freeform All Boards screen is open and shows eight board thumbnails.

Duplicate a board

When you want to copy an existing Freeform board, do one of the following:

  • While browsing All Boards: Tap the More button, then tap Select. Tap the boards you want to copy (a checkmark appears as you select each one), then tap Duplicate.

    Or touch and hold the thumbnail or name of the board, then tap Duplicate .

  • If you’re in a board: Tap the More button, then tap Duplicate.

Note: If you duplicate a shared board, the copy isn’t shared.

See alsoShare Freeform boards and collaborate on iPhoneDraw or handwrite on a Freeform board on iPhoneiCloud User Guide: Set up iCloud for Freeform on all your devices
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