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    Use the spinner smart object
    • 21 Mar 2023
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    Use the spinner smart object

    • Updated on 21 Mar 2023
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    The Spinner smart object adds fun and interactivity to your freehands.

    Use the people spinner with your team for a quick and fun way to choose someone. Can't decide who presents first? Need to pick a winner for a team activity? Create a people spinner and let it decide for you.

    With the custom spinner, you add your own items. Use it however you can imagine. Need to give away prizes at an event? Run a fun remote scavenger hunt? Create a custom spinner.

    Add a smart object to the canvas

    Smart objects are located in the Explore menu.

    1. In the toolbar, select Explore.
    2. Scroll or search to find the object you want.
    3. Drag and drop the object onto the canvas, or select it once to add it in the center.
    Tip
    On your keyboard, enter / and type the name of any object to find it faster.

    Configure a spinner

    Once added to a freehand, configure the spinner to choose which type to use.

    1. Add the smart object to the canvas.
    2. Select the object, and in the contextual menu, select image Configure. The configuration panel opens.

    Within the Type field, choose the type of spinner:

    • The people spinner automatically adds everyone who's active in the freehand up to a maximum of 100 people
    • The custom spinner allows you to add your own list of items to the spinner

    Add additional people to the people spinner

    The people spinner automatically adds everyone who's active in the freehand up to a maximum of 100 people. If you'd like to add people to the spinner who've never accessed your freehand, you can. Adding someone to the spinner shares the freehand with them.

    1. Select the spinner.
    2. In the contextual menu, select Edit. The Edit spinner side panel opens.
    3. Select Invite. The share modal opens.
    4. Enter the name or email address of the person you wish to add.

    Add items to the custom spinner

    Use the custom spinner to define your own set of spinner items. Add a spinner to the canvas and select Custom as its type.

    To add items:

    1. Select the spinner.
    2. In the contextual menu, select Edit. The Edit Spinner side panel opens.
    3. In each item field, enter text for individual spinner items.

    To keep items on the spinner after being chosen by a spin, select Keep items.

    Send collaborators directly to an object

    When sharing a freehand, you can direct people to a specific object by using its individual link.

    1. Select the object.
    2. In the contextual menu, select ••• More > Copy link.
    3. Share the link.

    When someone follows an object's link, their canvas zooms in and focuses on the object you linked them to.

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