Team member: How do I take a measurement using the Measure tool?

Updated by Jennifer B.

To measure a line during a video collaboration live call,

  1. Tap the ruler icon [ruler icon].
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions until your device recognizes a surface.
  3. Move the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] to the starting point of the measurement.
  4. Tap the plus sign [plus sign].
  5. Move the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] to the ending point of the measurement.
  6. Tap the plus sign [plus sign].

 

To measure a flat area during a video collaboration live call,

  1. Tap the ruler icon [ruler icon].
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions until your device recognizes a surface.
  3. Move the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] to the starting point of the measurement.
  4. Tap the plus sign [plus sign].
  5. Move the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] to the ending point of the measurement.
  6. Tap the plus sign [plus sign].
  7. Repeat steps three through six to measure the remaining lines.
Each end of a line acts like a magnet and snaps the reticle to it if the reticle is close. You can start or end a new line on any end of an existing line by moving the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] close enough to the end of the line that the reticle snaps to it, then tap the plus sign [plus sign] to either start or complete the line segment.
The perpendicular line tool appears whenever the first segment of a line is marked. This allows for easy measuring of height or width and helps ensure easy measuring of surfaces that might be difficult to measure, such as heights on a wall. To measure the height on a wall, mark a point on the floor, move the reticule [reticule; open circle with a filled circle in the center] to follow the vertical line up until you reach the desired stopping point and click the plus sign [plus sign] to end the line segment.


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