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Shapes are perfect for:
User journeys and user flows
Diagrams
Flow charts or diagrams
Other activities that involve shapes and text
There are eight shapes you can access in whiteboards.
Create a shape from the toolbar
Select the Shape tool to select a shape.
Choose the shape you want to use on your whiteboard.
Hover the shape preview over the whiteboard to pick a spot.
Click again to drop the shape.
You can also drag and drop a shape from the toolbar onto the board.
Add connectors to shapes
Add connectors between sticky notes and shapes to diagram flows.
Click in the toolbar.
Select between a line or connector.
Click and drag your cursor between the objects you want to connect.
Once created, you can click and drag a connector's start or end point to another object, or another side of the same object.
Edit shapes
Color
Use the color picker in the floating toolbar to change a shape's color.
To edit a shape's color:
Select the shape.
Click the color picker in the floating toolbar.
Select a new color.
Type
You can change a shape that’s already on your whiteboard from one type to another. For example, you can change a square to a circle.
To change a shape’s type:
Select the shape.
Click the shape selector in the floating toolbar.
Select a new shape.
Size
You can resize a shape in two ways:
Drag the corner. This will evenly scale the shape up or down in size. The ratios of the shape will also be kept the same, but make the shape a different size.
Drag a side. This will only change the width or height of the shape. You can use this method to turn a square into a rectangle etc.
When you resize a shape that has text in it, the text's size stays the same but the amount of space the text has changes.
Create a Jira issue from a shape in whiteboards
Make sure that no ideas or to-dos get left behind when you’re done brainstorming or sprint planning. With whiteboards, you can improve your workflow by selecting single or multiple shapes and turning them into a Jira issue. This will work for Jira Software, Jira Work Management, Jira Service Management and Jira Product Discovery.
Select the shape(s) you want to turn into a Jira issue
Select Create from the floating toolbar
Add all the relevant information to the modal on the right of your whiteboard
This will take you to Jira
