Newline Whiteboard

A built-in whiteboard that opens in one click

Newline Whiteboard is whiteboard software built into the Android system of Newline interactive displays. Instead of launching a separate application or bringing a laptop into the room, a presenter taps once and a blank canvas is ready for notes, diagrams or a meeting agenda. In boardrooms in West Bay or Lusail, where rooms are booked by the hour, that saves the opening minutes of every session.

Because the tool lives on the display, every team starts from the same place when it uses the panel. That consistency helps facilities managers and IT managers keep meeting rooms working the same way.

An infinite canvas and input that depends on the touch

The canvas has no fixed boundary, so a planning session does not stop when one screen is full. Pages let you group ideas by topic, agenda item or lesson step, and you can return to any page during the session.

The system reads the type of touch. A thin pen tip writes as a pen, while fingers move the canvas, zoom in and out, and select, rotate or copy objects. A palm works as an eraser, so a large area of writing clears in one movement without switching tools. This matters in a classroom where a teacher needs to wipe a board quickly between exercises.

Editing tools, images and web research

The edit tools cover what meetings usually need. Pen types, coloured inks, sticky notes, framing designs and background colours let you produce meeting minutes, brainstorming maps and flowcharts directly on the display.

Images can be inserted from the picture folder on the display or from a USB drive, so site photographs, floor plans or diagrams can join the discussion. The built-in browser lets a presenter search the web or look for images without leaving the whiteboard, which suits a training session or a design review where a reference must appear on screen straight away.

One of the most practical features is the ability to annotate any content on the screen, including a running browser, a Windows application or an open document. Notes can then be captured and saved with screenshots.

Where it fits in Qatar

• Boardrooms in West Bay, Msheireb or Lusail: a leadership team marks up a shared report during a strategy review, then saves the annotated pages with screenshots for the minutes.
• Classrooms in Education City or an Arabic-curriculum school in Al Rayyan: teachers draw diagrams, sort ideas on sticky notes and reuse canvas pages from one lesson to the next.
• Energy and industrial project rooms in Mesaieed or the Industrial Area: engineers sketch process flows and mark up drawings during site coordination meetings.

What to plan before you order

Newline Whiteboard is software, so the first decision is which Newline display models in your order include it. Confirm this with the SmartRooms Qatar team, along with the software version and the status of Newline RS+, which is listed alongside the whiteboard but is not described in detail on this page. Then choose the panel size for the room. A larger panel suits a lecture hall or a long boardroom table, while a smaller one suits a compact meeting room.

Free site surveys are available before wall mounting, which is worth doing for any large panel or any wall that has not been built to carry significant weight. Government ministries and schools buying several units can request quotations for a purchase order (LPO) or a government tender, and payment can be made by bank transfer, cheque or purchase order. SmartRooms Qatar delivers to all 8 municipalities of Qatar. Request a quote today and we will confirm the right display models for your rooms.