Our Top Unique Ways to Get More From Your Whiteboard

There are more unique ways to get more from your whiteboard than most people realize — from mapping out your team’s ideas to turning an entire wall into a dynamic, collaborative space.

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We also encourage our clients to find additional uses for their whiteboards on top of traditional uses – here are a few suggestions off the beaten path for ways to use a whiteboard.

Creative Ideas and Unique Ways to Get More From Your Whiteboard

Before diving in, a few practical tips worth knowing: dry-erase markers perform best on a clean, smooth surface — use microfiber cloths for regular wipe-downs to prevent stains and ghosting over time.

Avoid leaving ink on the board for extended periods, and keep erasers handy at all times. A well-maintained whiteboard will serve your office, classroom, or home room far longer and stay looking fresh.

Digitize

In today’s modern age, combining analog and digital elements is the way to go. Within the workplace, classroom, or even at home, mesh the two by taking photos of important whiteboard elements at various times during a meeting or presentation.

For note-takers, these can be valuable tools archived in a central location later on. You can turn files into PDFs and circulate them where necessary.

This method is especially useful during team brainstorming sessions where the team’s ideas build quickly — rather than attempting to transcribe everything by hand, a quick photo captures the full board in seconds. It also means you never forget what was written, even after you erase and switch to a new topic or process.

Print out key captures afterward to post in the office or attach to meeting recaps for anyone who wasn't in the room — a handy way to keep everyone aligned.

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Magnetize

Most dry-erase whiteboards are perfectly conducive to magnets, and this is another great way to combine different elements. Supplement presentations or meeting notes with magnetic markers, which can also be used to hold up pieces of paper or loose items.

Magnetic binder clips are great, as they allow you to move things around without ever lifting items off the whiteboard itself.

You can also use magnets to stick color-coded sticky note cards to the board — a handy way to organize tasks by priority or person without cluttering the main writing space. This works great for project mapping, where you need to move objects around as deciding factors change.

Dry-erase markers in blue or other contrasting colors can further mark categories at a glance, giving your team dynamic visual control over workflow without having to erase and rewrite constantly.

Calendar

Both in a school or work setting, using a whiteboard partially or fully as a calendar is a great use of the space. This encourages awareness of deadlines and greater accuracy, plus it lends an easily available resource for any scheduling concerns.

You can create a sidebar section featuring post-it notes for elements of the schedule that change frequently.

To make your calendar layout cleaner, try putting a pencil line under a printed grid template before you hang it — this gives you straight lines as a guide when you draw your own grids on the board with dry-erase markers, without permanently marking the surface.

Adjust font size in your handwriting to differentiate between major deadlines and day-to-day tasks, keeping the layout easy to scan at a bit of a distance from across the room. A well-organized calendar section on your whiteboard lets each person on your team focus on what's coming without having to wait for a digital update.

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Full Walls

If you’re in a setting where a whiteboard will be frequently used for large projects, why not go big? Installing a whiteboard as a full wall within an office or conference room makes it part of the room’s identity, and may even signal to clients that you’re serious and professional.

There’s as much room as you need for writing, drawing, and any other needed project elements. Full wall dry-erase boards are particularly well-suited for mapping out large-scale projects where multiple team members need to write, draw, or illustrate ideas simultaneously.

A glass surface version offers a sleek, modern look and is just as easy to wipe clean with microfiber cloths — and harder to stain than traditional whiteboards. You can also use a spray cleaner designed for glass to keep the smooth surface looking pristine between uses.

Whether you sit in front of it in a meeting or hang project notes directly on it with magnets, a full-wall whiteboard transforms how a team thinks and works together — turning a blank wall into your most valuable office resource.

Beyond just improving collaboration, these durable glass surfaces support your company's commitment to Going Green by reducing waste and lasting for decades. Read more about our sustainability efforts to see how your office can make an impact.

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