iObeya User Guide Configuring Your Room

Creating and Using Board Backgrounds

Downloading the guidelines

From your room:

1. From your room, click Configure the room.

2. Click the board you want to modify.

3. From the contextual menu, in the Board background section, click Download guidelines.

   

4. Click Download (ZIP).

From your board:

1. From your room, enter the board you want to modify.

2. Click at the top right corner of your screen.

3. In the Board background section, click Download guidelines.

   

4. Click Download (ZIP).

Creating custom board backgrounds with PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint makes it easy for you to create customized board backgrounds, using various tools such as tables and shapes for example. Make the size of your PowerPoint slide similar to the size of the destination board. See Custom board background formats for more information.

iObeya gives you several PowerPoint files to create your own boardbackgrounds using guidelines and assets.

1. Open a PowerPoint file of the same size as your board.

2. In PowerPoint, use the different assets to create your own board background.

   Note

   Each file contains colors, information and content blocks and illustrations, but also board background examples to guide you.

3. Save your board background as a PNG file.

   Tip

   To get a better quality image, see High resolution board backgrounds.

High resolution board backgrounds

To get high resolution board backgrounds from PowerPoint:

1. From the Save as menu, select the PNG format file type.
2. Click More options.
3. Click Tools ‣ Compress images.
4. Select High fidelity or the highest option available.

Using a Board Background

From your room:

1. From your room, click Configure the room.

2. Click the board you want to modify.

3. From the contextual menu, in the Board background section, either click:

   • Board background catalog to use a predefined board background template,

   or

   • Custom image to import an image or a custom board background.

   Note

   For board formats bigger than 3A0, click Custom image to add your board background as a background image.

   Tip

   The image ratio should be similar to the ratio of the board you want to modify. See: Custom board background formats for reference.

4. Select a board background.

5. Click Done.

From your board:

1. From your room, enter the board you want to modify.

2. Click at the top right corner of your screen.

3. In the Board background section, either click:

   • Board background catalog to use a predefined board background template,

   or

   • Custom image, then import an image.

Note

For board formats bigger than 3A0, click Custom image to add your board background as a background image.

Tip

The image ratio should be similar to the ratio of the board you want to modify. See: Custom board background formats for reference.

1. Select a board background.
2. Click Done.

Custom board background formats

Format	Size in cm	Size in px	PowerPoint export in px	Size limit in iObeya
A4-2A0	26,88 x 19,2	5040 x 3600	3072 x 2194	5040 x 3600
3A0	40,37 x 19,2	7560 x 3600	3072 x 1463	7560 x 3600
4A0	53,85 x 19,2	10080 x 3600	3072 x 1097	7560 x 2700
5A0	67,33 x 19,2	12600 x 3600	3072 x 878	7560 x 2160
Double 3A0	40,37 x 38,94	7560 x 7300	3072 x 2966	7560 x 7300
Double 4A0	53,85 x 38,94	10080 x 7300	3072 x 2225	7560 x 5475
Double 5A0	67,33 x 38,94	12600 x 7300	3072 x 1780	7560 x 4380