[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":78},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-article-whiteboards-overview":3},{"data":4},{"title":5,"excerpt":6,"content":7,"help_category":8,"seo":11},"Whiteboards Overview","What a m18t Whiteboard is, how to create a brand-scoped board, what autosaves, and how live entity nodes differ from a generic, plain sticky-note tool.","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What you'll learn\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>What a Whiteboard is in m18t and how it differs from a generic sticky-note tool.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>How to create a board and what gets saved.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Why boards are brand-scoped and where the live entity nodes come from.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>What a Whiteboard is\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A \u003Cstrong>Whiteboard\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a persistent, free-form canvas inside your studio, at \u003Ccode>\u002Fstudio\u002Fwhiteboards\u003C\u002Fcode>. You drop nodes on it, connect them with edges, pan and zoom, and it saves as you go. Switch brands and you get that brand's boards — boards are \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-brand-switcher\">brand-scoped\u003C\u002Fa>, like the rest of the workspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference from a plain whiteboarding tool is that a m18t board can hold \u003Cstrong>live entity nodes\u003C\u002Fstrong> — a node that wraps a real m18t record (a PD Solution, Feature, Model, a content piece, an asset, an event, an artifact) and shows its current status, with a click-through to open it. A normal sticky note is just text you typed. An entity node is a window onto something that actually exists in your workspace. That distinction is covered in \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fentity-nodes-vs-stickies\">Entity Nodes vs. Stickies\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So a board can be pure brainstorming, or it can be a map of real structure — or both on the same canvas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A naming note: the feature is called \u003Cstrong>Whiteboards\u003C\u002Fstrong> everywhere you'll see it. (You may spot an internal "jams" reference deep in usage limits; that's plumbing, not the product name. The board surface is Whiteboards.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>How to create a board\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Open \u003Cstrong>Whiteboards\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the sidebar (\u003Ccode>\u002Fstudio\u002Fwhiteboards\u003C\u002Fcode>).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Click \u003Cstrong>New Board\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Pick the brand the board belongs to. A brand that's reached its board limit is marked \u003Cstrong>Full\u003C\u002Fstrong> — pick another brand or review usage to free a slot.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Give the board a title and click \u003Cstrong>Create Board\u003C\u002Fstrong>. You'll land on the empty canvas.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>From there, add nodes with the toolbar at the bottom of the canvas, and pull in real records from the \u003Cstrong>Studio Entities\u003C\u002Fstrong> panel (covered next).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>What gets saved\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A board stores its nodes, edges, and viewport — so when you reopen it, your layout, connections, and pan\u002Fzoom are where you left them. Saving runs automatically as you work; there's also a manual save control in the toolbar if you want to flush changes immediately. The toolbar shows the current save state ("Saved" \u002F "Saving"), and a failed save surfaces as "Retry" so you're not left guessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entity nodes are a partial exception worth knowing: a node points at a live record. If that record is later deleted or renamed, the node shows a "Source deleted" mark and greys out — it becomes the last-known snapshot rather than a live window. That's deliberate, so a board never shows a deleted record as if it were still live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Variations\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Brainstorm board\u003C\u002Fstrong> — stickies, shapes, text, and rich-text notes only. No links to real data.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>System map\u003C\u002Fstrong> — mostly entity nodes pulled from \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-product-development-concept\">PD\u003C\u002Fa>, wired with edges to show relationships.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Event storming\u003C\u002Fstrong> — PD models plus \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-analytics-event-registry\">analytics events\u003C\u002Fa> dragged on to map a flow. See \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fevent-storming\">Event Storming on a Whiteboard\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>FAQ\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Where are Whiteboards?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nIn the sidebar at \u003Ccode>\u002Fstudio\u002Fwhiteboards\u003C\u002Fcode>. Click \u003Cstrong>New Board\u003C\u002Fstrong> to make one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Is it called a "Jam"?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nNo. The feature is \u003Cstrong>Whiteboards\u003C\u002Fstrong>. An old "jams" name lingers only in internal usage-limit plumbing; it isn't the product name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Are my boards shared across brands?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nNo. Each board belongs to one brand and only shows when that brand is active. See \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-brand-switcher\">The Brand Switcher\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Do I have to save manually?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nNo — boards autosave as you work. There's a manual sync control in the toolbar if you want to flush immediately, and it shows the save state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Why is a brand marked "Full" when I try to create a board?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nThat brand has hit its whiteboard limit for your plan. Pick another brand or review your usage to free a slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Can I share a board with someone?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nNot yet — the Share control is present but disabled ("coming soon"). Share links and real-time co-editing are roadmap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What's next\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fentity-nodes-vs-stickies\">Entity Nodes vs. Stickies\u003C\u002Fa> — the two kinds of node and when to use each.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fevent-storming\">Event Storming on a Whiteboard\u003C\u002Fa> — the canonical mapping workflow.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-product-development-concept\">The Product Development Concept\u003C\u002Fa> — where entity nodes' PD records come from.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhelp\u002Fthe-analytics-event-registry\">The Analytics Event Registry\u003C\u002Fa> — the events you can drag onto a board.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"slug":9,"title":10},"whiteboards-help","Whiteboards",{"meta_title":12,"meta_description":6,"keywords":13,"canonical_url":14,"og_title":12,"og_description":6,"og_image":15,"robots":16,"json_ld":17},"Whiteboards Overview | m18t Help","whiteboards overview, create board, brand-scoped, entity nodes, autosave, new board, canvas, m18t","https:\u002F\u002Fm18t.com\u002Fhelp\u002Fwhiteboards-overview","https:\u002F\u002Fm18t.com\u002Fog-default.png","index, follow",{"@context":18,"@graph":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org",[20,33,62],{"@type":21,"headline":5,"description":6,"articleSection":10,"inLanguage":22,"datePublished":23,"dateModified":23,"image":15,"author":24,"publisher":28,"mainEntityOfPage":31},"Article","en","2026-06-25",{"@type":25,"name":26,"url":27},"Organization","m18t","https:\u002F\u002Fm18t.com",{"@type":25,"name":26,"url":27,"logo":29},{"@type":30,"url":15},"ImageObject",{"@type":32,"@id":14},"WebPage",{"@type":34,"mainEntity":35},"FAQPage",[36,42,46,50,54,58],{"@type":37,"name":38,"acceptedAnswer":39},"Question","Where are Whiteboards?",{"@type":40,"text":41},"Answer","In the sidebar at \u002Fstudio\u002Fwhiteboards. Click New Board to make one.",{"@type":37,"name":43,"acceptedAnswer":44},"Is it called a \"Jam\"?",{"@type":40,"text":45},"No. The feature is Whiteboards. An old \"jams\" name lingers only in internal usage-limit plumbing; it isn't the product name.",{"@type":37,"name":47,"acceptedAnswer":48},"Are my boards shared across brands?",{"@type":40,"text":49},"No. Each board belongs to one brand and only shows when that brand is active.",{"@type":37,"name":51,"acceptedAnswer":52},"Do I have to save manually?",{"@type":40,"text":53},"No — boards autosave as you work. There's a manual sync control in the toolbar if you want to flush immediately, and it shows the save state.",{"@type":37,"name":55,"acceptedAnswer":56},"Why is a brand marked \"Full\" when I try to create a board?",{"@type":40,"text":57},"That brand has hit its whiteboard limit for your plan. Pick another brand or review your usage to free a slot.",{"@type":37,"name":59,"acceptedAnswer":60},"Can I share a board with someone?",{"@type":40,"text":61},"Not yet — the Share control is present but disabled (coming soon). Share links and real-time co-editing are roadmap.",{"@type":63,"itemListElement":64},"BreadcrumbList",[65,69,73,76],{"@type":66,"position":67,"name":68,"item":27},"ListItem",1,"Home",{"@type":66,"position":70,"name":71,"item":72},2,"Help","https:\u002F\u002Fm18t.com\u002Fhelp",{"@type":66,"position":74,"name":10,"item":75},3,"https:\u002F\u002Fm18t.com\u002Fhelp\u002Fcategories\u002Fwhiteboards-help",{"@type":66,"position":77,"name":5,"item":14},4,1786312171801]