Real-Time Collaboration

Sharing Boards

There are two ways to give someone access to a board:

Share Link

1. Open the board and click the Share button
2. Choose a permission level (View Only or Can Edit)
3. Click Generate Link and send it to your collaborator
4. When they open the link, they are automatically added to the board

Via Project Membership

If a board is part of a project, all project members automatically have access to it. Project owners and editors can edit the board; project viewers can view it. See Projects for how to add a board to a project and what happens to access when you do.

If someone has access through both a direct board share and a project, the higher permission wins — a direct editor role on the board is never downgraded by a viewer project membership.

The Share dialog also shows the board's project at the top, so you can see — and change — who has access through it.

Roles

• Viewer - Can see the board but not edit
• Editor - Can add, edit, and delete objects

Members see shared boards under Shared with Me on their boards page.

Real-Time Collaboration

When multiple users open the same board, they collaborate in real time:

Live Cursors

Each user's cursor is visible to others, showing:

• A colored pointer matching the user's avatar color
• The user's display name floating near the cursor
• Smooth animated movement as they navigate

Selection Locking

When a user selects an object, it becomes locked for others:

• A colored border appears around the locked object
• A floating label shows who has it selected
• Other users cannot move or edit the locked object
• Locks are released automatically when the user deselects

This prevents conflicting edits on the same object.

Locked Objects

Separately from the temporary selection lock above, any object can be locked so it stays put — useful for titles, frames and divider lines that shouldn't be nudged by accident. Templates often include locked objects.

A locked object:

• Can be selected, but not moved, resized, rotated, edited or deleted
• Is left out when you drag-select several objects, so it can't be carried along
• Shows a notice if you double-click it

To lock or unlock an object, select it and click Lock / Unlock in the floating object toolbar. Owners and editors can do this; the change appears for everyone on the board immediately.

Multi-Tab Support

You can open the same board in multiple browser tabs. Each tab has its own channel identity, so:

• Your cursor appears correctly in each tab
• You won't see your own locks from another tab
• Each tab operates independently

Saving and Connection

Every change is saved automatically. The indicator next to the board title shows where things stand:

• Saved — everything is on the server
• Saving... — a change is on its way
• N unsaved changes — changes couldn't be saved yet; Yando keeps them and retries automatically
• Offline · N unsaved — your device has no connection; changes are kept and saved as soon as it's back

If the live connection drops, a banner shows that Yando is reconnecting, and your changes keep being saved another way in the meantime. If you try to close the tab while changes are still unsaved, your browser asks you to confirm.

Active Users

The board toolbar shows how many users are currently viewing the board. Presence indicators update in real time as users join and leave.

Board History (Snapshots)

Yando takes daily snapshots of each board's state:

• Automatic: Snapshots are created daily (if the board has changed)
• Change Summary: Each snapshot includes counts of added, edited, and deleted objects
• Read-Only: View historical snapshots from the board detail page
• Retention: Snapshots are kept for 90 days by default

Viewing Board History

1. From the board list, click on a board to see its detail page
2. Look for the History section
3. Click a snapshot to see the board's state at that point in time

Snapshots are read-only - you can see what the board looked like but cannot modify the snapshot.