Freehand whiteboard for Microsoft Teams

With the Freehand by InVision app, you can harness the collaborative power of Freehand directly inside Microsoft Teams.

Does Microsoft Teams have a whiteboard?

Yes, Microsoft Teams uses Microsoft Whiteboard as well as InVision’s Freehand. Microsoft Whiteboard offers several pen tools, text, and sticky notes. InVision Freehand integrates seamlessly into Teams and offers pen and shape tools, text tools, image uploading, sticky notes, voting, and emoji reactions (and more).

Enabling the Freehand sidebar app

To enable the Freehand app:

1. In the Microsoft Teams sidebar, click the Apps icon.
2. Search for and click in Freehand.
3. Click the Add button to enable the Freehand on your sidebar.
4. Click Sign in and enter your InVision credentials. Alternatively, click Sign up to create a new account.

You will see all freehands your account has access to, and have the option to create new freehands.

Once added, the Freehand app will be accessible via the Apps menu, or directly in the sidebar panel if you pin it.

Adding a freehand document to a channel/chat

Once the app is installed, you can embed any existing or new freehand to a channel or chat. Everyone in the channel will be able to join the freehand and collaborate in real-time.

To add a freehand to a channel or chat:

1. Open the appropriate Microsoft Teams channel or chat.
2. At the top of the page, click the + icon.
3. Click Freehand.
4. Select an existing freehand or click New Freehand.
5. If you choose a new freehand, enter a name and select an account.
6. Click Save.

You can now begin collaborating in your freehand.

Renaming a Freehand tab in a channel

You can rename the Freehand tab.

This action does not rename the freehand in InVision—it only renames the tab in that specific channel.

To rename the tab:

1. Open the appropriate Microsoft Teams channel.
2. At the top of the page, click the tab associated with the freehand.
3. Next to the tab name, click the drop-down and select Rename.
4. Enter a new name and click Save.

Removing a freehand from a channel

To remove a freehand from a channel:

1. Open the appropriate Microsoft Teams channel.
2. At the top of the page, click the tab associated with the freehand.
3. Next to the tab name, click the drop-down and select Remove.
4. To confirm, click Remove.

Uninstalling the Freehand app from Microsoft teams

To uninstall the Freehand app:

1. Right-click the Freehand app.
2. In the dropdown, select Uninstall.
3. In the confirmation modal, click Uninstall.