Working together

Video calls

Talk on the board itself, with each person's video riding along under their cursor, captions, and sheets the AI fills in from the call.

A call on a board: each person's video rides in a bubble under their cursor, one with their microphone off, and the call controls sit at the bottom.

Faces where the work is

Calls happen on the board itself. Each person's video sits in a bubble next to their cursor, ringed in their color, so you see who is talking and where they are pointing at the same time. When someone's cursor is off your screen, their bubble waits at the edge with an arrow pointing their way.

Join and leave

1Press the camera button in the top bar, Join with camera and microphone. When a call is already running it has a magenta dot, and a notice says who is in it.
2Allow your browser to use the camera and microphone. You join with both on.
3Leave with Leave the call, or by leaving the board.

Mute and unmute: Muted people show a small red microphone on their bubble.
Turn camera off: Stops the camera itself, not only the picture.
Who can join: Anyone on the board: owner, editors, viewers and guests.

Transcribe the call

Each person decides whether their own voice is written down. Speech becomes text in the browser, on your computer, so no audio leaves it.

1In a call, press the captions button next to the microphone and turn on Transcribe my voice.
2Pick The language you speak: English, Deutsch, Français or Español.
3The first time, the browser downloads the speech model, about 210 MB. After that it starts at once.

Captions: The last three sentences show just above the chat bar, with who said them, while anyone in the call is being transcribed.
Who is transcribed: Only people who turned it on. The captions button has a dot while anyone is, and lists who.
The AI reads it: Ask about the call in the chat bar, such as what was decided, and the AI reads what was said. Speech recognition can get words wrong, names most of all.
After the call: When the last person leaves, the whole transcript goes on the board as a document titled with the call's day and time.
Viewers: Someone who may only look at the board cannot add their voice to it.

Blocks that listen

Select a sheet and press Listen to the call in the bar above it. While people are transcribed, the AI keeps that sheet filled in from what is said, such as meeting notes, a list of decisions or a plan, at most once a minute. It changes only the sheets that listen. Press Stop listening to the call to end it.

Nobody asks for these updates, so the board's owner pays for them. See Plans and usage.

If it does not start

The call says what went wrong:

Not allowed: The browser was not allowed to use the camera and microphone. Allow it in the address bar and join again.
Nothing found: No camera or microphone was found.
In use: Another app is using the camera. Close it and try again.

People connect directly to each other, so calls suit small groups. Calls need a board saved online: share it or sign in first.

More on working together in Working live.