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How to Restore Automatic Text Resizing in Microsoft Whiteboard
Question details
Users want to restore automatic text resizing for sticky notes in Microsoft Whiteboard instead of using the newly introduced scroll bars.
- Product
- Microsoft Whiteboard
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Typing text into sticky notes during brainstorming or collaboration sessions after a recent software update.
- Observed behavior
- The text no longer automatically shrinks to fit the sticky note; instead, a scroll bar appears when the text exceeds the note's boundaries.
Verify your current Microsoft Whiteboard version in the app settings, as Microsoft frequently deploys feature updates and rollbacks based on user feedback.
Submit Feedback to Microsoft for Feature Restoration
Since the scroll bar is a deliberate design change by Microsoft, you must request the restoration of automatic text resizing through official feedback channels.
Recent updates to Microsoft Whiteboard replaced the automatic text resizing feature in sticky notes with a scroll bar. Currently, there is no built-in settings toggle to revert this behavior.
To encourage Microsoft to make this feature optional or restore the original behavior, users are encouraged to submit direct feedback to the development team.
Launch Microsoft Whiteboard and click on the Settings gear icon located in the upper right corner of the screen.
Select 'Send Feedback' from the dropdown settings menu to open the Microsoft Feedback Hub or the in-app feedback form.
Explain that the new scroll bar behavior negatively impacts your workflow and request that automatic text resizing be restored or added as an optional toggle for clearly labeled objects.
Click 'Submit' to send your feature request directly to the Microsoft Whiteboard development team.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I disable the scroll bar in Microsoft Whiteboard sticky notes?
Currently, Microsoft Whiteboard does not offer a built-in toggle or setting to disable the scroll bar and revert to automatic text resizing. Submitting user feedback is the best way to request this feature.
Why did my Whiteboard sticky notes suddenly change behavior?
This change is due to a recent Microsoft feature update aimed at standardizing text behavior. Instead of scaling text down to unreadable sizes, it now maintains font size and adds a scroll bar.
How can I manually adjust text size in Whiteboard?
You can select the text within the sticky note and use the formatting toolbar that appears to manually increase or decrease the font size, though the text box itself will not automatically scale to the note's dimensions.
