# Add 'clear the whiteboard' button on ankidroid

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758 "2024-12-05T08:23:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![drramimagdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@drramimagdi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/drramimagdi)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/1 "2024-12-05T08:23:06Z")

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after enabling the whiteboard , and writing something on the screen  
there is only one button to undo last action

it would make more sense if there is a “clear the whiteboard” button  
as the space available on phones would allow you to write like one sentence by hand

so just remove all the strokes in one go

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**Author:** ![David](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/david/32/38_2.png) [@David](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/David)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/2 "2024-12-06T02:10:59Z")

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There is one:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/8/3/83e9a5663f499b824aeeee42888def4322ecc01e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![drramimagdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@drramimagdi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/drramimagdi)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/3 "2024-12-06T09:34:25Z")

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ok to rephrase having a separate button would be much faster

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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/4 "2024-12-06T10:54:29Z")

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“Seperate button” as in you want it to be in the top bar?

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**Author:** ![drramimagdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@drramimagdi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/drramimagdi)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/5 "2024-12-06T11:12:00Z")

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yes on the top bar

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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/6 "2024-12-06T11:13:41Z")

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Go to **Settings \> Appearance \> App bar buttons** and chnage the relevant settings there. If you set the `clear whiteboard` option to **Always show** , it’ll show up in the top bar. Let me know if that works.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-clear-the-whiteboard-button-on-ankidroid/52758/7 "2025-01-05T11:14:13Z")

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