Welcome to our first Spotlight - Miro for Beginners!

My name is Annika, and I

am a Learning Experience Designer here at Miro, and when I first started
using Miro, I realized it felt pretty different than other tools I've used before!
Luckily, I remembered a colleague telling me about the Learning Center I
could access directly from the board to learn the basics of getting started.

In this beginner guide, I'll share some tips I've learned along the way that will help you kick off your
Miro journey, like:
what features and tools are located where on the board,
how to navigate with ease,
and how to create or access a new Miro board

What is Miro?

The Miro platform brings teams and people together, no matter where they are in the world
(and as long as they have an internet connection). The beauty of Miro is the platform isn't
just for collaborative work - you can also use the platform on your own! I use Miro to help
me track my tasks, brainstorm personal goals, and for quick visual note-​taking.

Creating or accessing a new Miro board

Let's kick off your Miro Journey: Are you Collaborating with others or Riding Solo?

Collaborating with others: When a board is

shared with you for the first time, you'll receive an
email notifying you that you have been invited to
the board. The board invite notification will also
appear in your Miro feed. From your Miro
dashboard, you can select the bell icon in the
upper right hand-​corner to open your Feed.

Riding solo: You can create a new board

from your Miro dashboard by selecting "+
New Board"!
Navigation Basics

When you arrive on the Miro board Auto-​switch navigation is set by default so that you are able to use
either a mouse or a trackpad. Open your board settings to select a preferred device.

Mouse - Navigating the Miro board with a mouse allows you to zoom in and out of board
content using the scroll wheel and move around the board by right clicking and dragging
your cursor.

Trackpad - Navigating the Miro board with your trackpad allows you to pinch to zoom in and
out and slide two fingers on the trackpad to move around the board.

Board Menus Overview

Miro has over a dozen features and tools to help you create content. Let's start in the upper
left-​hand corner with the board Menu.

Board Menu - From the board menu, locate
the settings gear icon to change the board's
background grid or adjust any of your other
preferences like using a mouse or a
trackpad to navigate the board.
Collaboration Toolbar - This toolbar Communication Toolbar - Click on the
includes interactive meeting features - your facilitator's avatar here to follow them
facilitator may launch a voting session from around the board.
here!

Creation Toolbar - You can create content on the board using this menu:

Text boxes give you the power to add context

Sticky notes allow for quick ideating and brainstorming

Comments are great for capturing pointed feedback anywhere on the board

Zoom Controls Menu - The zoom controls

Overview Sidebar - The sidebar allows
you to quickly order frames, view
comments left on the board, and also
check the latest changes made to a board
with board History.
menu is home to the mini-​map and fit-​to-​
screen features. If you're ever lost on the
board or want to get back to a specific
content area, use these buttons to orient
yourself quickly.

Learn more about the Creation Toolbar here!

Now that you know the basics I think you’re ready to get started! If you ever need a quick
refresher you can always return back to this guide or check out any of the additional
learning resources below.

Learn core Miro skills in less than 5 minutes with our Miro Academy
Participating onboard course and then test your skills by earning the Miro
Essentials Badge

Helpful how-​to articles on our Miro Help Center: Getting Started catalog

Join my colleagues during a live Getting Started with Miro webinar

Learning Center: Check out the icon from your board and select
"Getting started" for quick how-​to tutorials!

We'd love to hear your feedback about this

guide, share your thoughts here!