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title: FAQ on How to Prepare for a Class
description: We have put together a list of more frequently asked questions below on How to Prepare for a Live Online Class using our online interactive Newline Engage Cloud. However, if you cannot find what you are looking for, please send…
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updated: "2024-11-15"
category: Engage Help Page
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# FAQ on How to Prepare for a Class

We have put together a list of more frequently asked questions below on How to Prepare for a Live Online Class using our online interactive Newline Engage Cloud.

However, if you cannot find what you are looking for, please send us an email at [support@newline-interactive.com](mailto:support@newline-interactive.com)

You may benefit from our other FAQs listed below:

- [FAQ on How to Teach a Live Class](https://newline-interactive.com/docs/faq-on-how-to-teach-a-live-class/)
- [FAQ on How to Manage Boards After a Class](https://newline-interactive.com/docs/faq-on-how-to-manage-boards-after-class/)

### Adding Material to Your Board:

1. **How can I add images from external sources to my Engage Cloud board?**

   - Copy an image using Ctrl-C (Cmd-C on Mac) and paste into the whiteboard using Ctrl-V (Cmd-V on Mac).
2. **Can I simply drag and drop material to whiteboard?**
   - Yes, select the image, PDF, audio or video file from your computer or browser window and drag and drop on your board directly.
3. **How do I upload a file to my board?** 
   - The "Upload File" option from the left side tool bar lets you select a file to upload to the board.
   - The following formats are supported: Multi-page PDF, PNG, JPEG Files
   - For multi-page PDFs, each page adds a page to the whiteboard and you can switch between pages of the uploaded PDF file by using "<<" and ">>" controls or directly typing in the page number at the lower left corner of the board
4. **How can I create a live class material before the beginning of the class and use it for future classes?**
   - Once you have uploaded your worksheets, and other teaching material to an instructor board, you can “Save a Copy” of this board for your future classes.
   - Subsequently, after logging-in, from the instructor board, you can click on “Manage Boards” to see all of your previously saved and copied boards.
   - Select the one for the class you are currently conducting by clicking on the "View" icon. It will take you to your previously saved board.
   - Now you can start inviting students just like you would usually do.

### Saving, and Sharing Boards:

1. **Can all the boards be saved into one PDF file after the class has ended? How can I do that?**
   - Yes. To save boards of all of your students boards, click on “Download” from the left side panel.
   - You will have an option to download only yours and as an instructor you have an option to download the entire class.
   - The boards will be downloaded as a single PDF which you can find in your download folder of your computer.
2. **How can I re-use my previously saved boards for future classes?**
   - After logging-in, from your instructor board, click on “Manage Boards” and launch the board from your previously saved boards by clicking on the arrow at the lower right corner of the tile.
   - That will launch your previously saved board and you can now start teaching the usual way by inviting students to this board.

### Accessing Boards After Class:

1. **Will students have access to their boards even after the class has ended?**
   - Yes. This can work in two ways. If students have signed-up and have logged-in, they can use “Manage Boards” on the left side panel to save their board for future use.
   - If students have not signed-up, they can always use the invite link in the same browser/device to go back to their boards. This will follow the same policy as teacher boards - students boards will have no expiration date.
   - For storage on your local computer or cloud drive, you can “export” your board (Tools →Manage Book →Export Board), save the downloaded file.
2. **Is it possible to prevent students from adding/updating the boards after the class had ended?**
   - Yes. A teacher can now lock the boards so students can not make any changes.
   - From the Instructor board, a teacher can click on “Avatar” on the upper right, and it will open up a pop-up window.
   - Select “Lock Class”. This will lock all students’ boards and they will see a message “Board Locked by Teacher”.
   - To unlock, simply click on the “Avatar” on the upper right and select “Unlock Class”.

### Newline Engage Cloud with Zoom and Google Meet-up:

1. **How can Newline Engage Cloud work with Zoom or Google Meet-up video conferencing?**
   - You can use Zoom, or Google Meet to start your video conferencing, and launch Newline Engage Cloud from your browser in a separate window.
   - Once on instructor board, you can invite students by copying the link in the Zoom or Google Meet chat window.
   - Students can click on that link and join the whiteboards in their own browser as a separate window to the video conferencing or as a separate tab in the same browser