Miro is enhancing the board user interface to be more inclusive and intuitive.
Available on: All plans in phased rollout.
This article describes updated entry points for collaboration and creation tools, board options and controls, and access to helpful resources.
Create with AI & Creation bar
To access Miro AI features, select Create with AI above the Creation bar.
Create with AI above the Creation bar
The Creation bar enables you to access the essential creation and editing tools.
By default, the following tools are pinned to the creation bar:
- Select
Selects objects on the board - Templates
Opens the templates modal - Sticky notes
Opens the sticky notes menu - Text
Enables text mode - Shapes and lines
Opens the shapes-and-lines menu - Create freehand drawings
Opens the freehand drawing menu - Frame
Opens the frame menu - Stickers, Emoji and GIFs
Opens a library of stickers, emoji, and GIFs - Comment
Enables comment mode - Tools, Media and Integrations
Opens the Tools and Marketplace libraries
✏️ Shapes and Lines have been combined into a unified tool.
Canvas controls bar
In the lower right corner of the canvas, the canvas control bar includes the following options:
- Frames and layers
Enables you to organize, present, and specify settings for each frame or layer on your board - Zoom and navigation
Adjusts zoom, and enables you to pin a map of content on your board - Help and resources
Opens a menu that includes access to a feedback form, the Miro Help Center, and additional learning resources
✏️ To pin or unpin the map, use fit-to-screen, or enter full screen mode, you must now click the zoom percentage to access a secondary menu.
✏️ Activities have been moved under Frames and layers.
Collaboration bar
The Collaboration bar appears in the upper-right corner of the board, and includes options and tools that help facilitate and drive engagement.
Facilitation tools
The facilitation tools menu includes the following tools:
- Reactions
Provides a set of Emoji that enable collaborators to express their feelings✏️ The Reactions menu no longer includes Raise hand, and board owners and co-owners can no longer enable or disable reactions for all users from the Reactions menu.
- Timer
Sets a time limit for timed activities - Voting
Enables collaborators to vote on a decision, and collates results - Private mode
Hides content on sticky notes until disabled. You can also make collaborators anonymous on the board - Note
Write and pin a Visual Note to the canvas
✏️ The following features are now available in the Tools, Media and Integrations menu: Estimations, Dependencies, Video Calls, Chat, and Breakout Frames.
Talktrack is now available in the Present menu.
Activity
We’ve combined board comments, Talktrack recordings, and team notifications (previously Feed) into a unified experience. Now you can get caught up in one place.
Select the bell icon to see board activity, including comments on the board and Talktrack recordings. To view notifications from any board in the current team, switch to the Team tab.
People bar
The People bar enables you to interact with collaborators on the board.
When collaborators are present on the board, click the dropdown People bar to expand the collaborator list, and select one of the following options:
- Select a collaborator to follow, or bring them to you
- Search for a collaborator
- Bring everyone on the board to you
- Enable or disable cursors
Profile menu
Select your avatar to open the profile menu, which shows your name and role. You can also access Profile settings.
✏️ To use Bring everyone to me and Bring to me, use the collaborator list in the People bar.
Present
The Present menu enables you to present frames on your board as slides. You can also create a Talktrack recording.
✏️ Present the entire board and present activities have been removed.
Share
The Share menu enables you to copy a link to your board, invite collaborators to your board, embed your board, and save or publish your board as a template.
You can also access Sharing settings.
Board bar
The Board bar enables you to change the board name with one click and an updated selection of board thumbnails are available to choose from. If you have the appropriate privileges, you can also change the board classification.
The Board bar includes the Main menu, which you can access by selecting the vertical three-dots.
Access the Main menu from the Board bar
✏️ Export, Board Search, and Starring the board are now included in the Main menu.
The following list shows the full list of options in the Main menu:
- Board
- Make a copy
- Export, save as template, or embed
- Move to another Space
- Star the board
- Delete
- Change background color
- Specify the start view for newly invited members
- See board history
- See board details
- Check accessibility
- Edit
- Undo/redo
- Access Command palette
- Find board content
- View
- Specify grid options, including disable grid
- Enter full-screen mode
- Show or hide collaborator cursors, comments, scroll bars, object dimensions, and controls for redo and undo.
- Preferences
- Enable mouse or trackpad control
- Specify whether to align objects on the board
- Enable Reduce motion
- Enable Follow all threads
- Access your profile settings