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Timeline SuggestionsOpen

Hi there, I know you are still working on the timeline as you launched a beta version so far. Here are a few suggestions as part of my usecase which may contribute to its further development. I will also post a photo of how I am currently using a self-made timeline in Miro. 1. My team and I are working on different projects simultaneously, therefore it is of main importance to me to list all ongoing projects rather than clustering by user story, feature etc. Each project has a different color, which is portrayed by the legend on the left. When using the timeline provided by Miro I can make use of the “group” option to display the different projects and use the colors provided. For each group I will use one color only rather than mixing them. As Miro only offers a choice of six different colors, it is not sufficient for me - as you can see I need about eight different colors. 2. Within my self-made timeline I am using the option to change the transparency of the color in order to create a fade-out effect. The fade-out effect of the bar symbolizes the future. I am making use of this to better visualize at which stage we are at the present time (end of August as shown in the example) and when the task is supposed to be finished and how much more time is left. As I am presenting the timeline every three weeks to all relevant stakeholders, it would be nice to somehow indicate the present stage. It doesn’t need to be a fade-out effect, maybe just a red line that can be slid across the overall timeline to help indicate the present stage. 3. I am also visualizing important milestones such as the launch of a project (as you can see in the photo with project 5). Obviously it can be added by oneself with emojis and other functionalities in Miro. I can imagine it can overcomplicate the timeline provided by Miro, however I felt like mentioning each aspect of my usecases. 4. Every three weeks I am saving my self-made timeline as a PDF to send it to the relevant stakeholders. Therefore I like the timeline compact, so my stakeholders can access the PDF easily and catch everything at first sight. Zooming in and out is almost not necessary. When I am using the timeline provided by Miro, I can of course also download it but it is not as compact. When using the timeline for a whole year, the timeline provided by Miro stretches out when saved as a PDF, therefore it is necessary to zoom a lot to the left and right. I already really like the option to choose between displaying the timeline in days or weeks, which is perfect when using in Miro. But for saving it as a PDF, it might be nice to make it even more compact, maybe by sorting it by months or something? That’s all. Thank you so much for your time! Maybe this will help. I am looking forward for the timeline and everything else to come in Miro.

brandonNDANew Here

app navigation improvements and a note about commentsOpen

Had to use the mobile app the other day. Wanted to throw out there that I think adding focus mode to the app would be really helpful and much less clunky. To build on that idea, I think it would be really cool if on the board page / home dashboard, there was a dropdown for all my boards that would list doc elements contained within them. Then when you click them it could just open focus mode of that document. Making it even easier for mobile. Figure this could be expanded further on the dash specifically to make it easy to duplicate or move docs between your boards. Maybe even frames. Building on that even further, I think the ultimate way to access a doc would be through a widget on android. Have a quick thought, swipe to a page on your homescreen, unload the thought, and it syncs with the doc on the board. Could have a few different widget types that do this or connect with different doc types. I think the main thing though is a focus mode. It desperately needs it if I’m to be productive with just my phone and a little bluetooth keyboard. One extra thought I had, unrelated to this: I really think there should be an option to always display comments (on documents specifically). I like the idea of having a commented up doc with a bunch of comment bubbles flying off of it. It might look a little chaotic, but the point would be to be able to see the comments without having to click on them individually. Could move or reposition them in canvas space but they’d always be connected to those words. When you’re editing a doc, the feedback, or note, can be important, and the comment indicator for me, doesn’t call enough attention to itself. Right now, I achieve this functionality in a very janky way by using arrows directly on the document, but if I change one word, the whole thing gets messed up. One simple change to comments and I wouldn’t have to do that. Happy to take a call with the Miro product team anytime about these ideas, or anything else they may have in mind. Just ping me at the email associated with this account. Thanks.

Changes to Android Mobile App to Make it More User Friendly (and a few more things)Open

Hey guys, I love Miro so much. I am so happy I discovered you guys. It’s completely changed the way that I think my way through my own personal creative projects. I recently found myself in a situation where I wanted to log some thoughts to my personal board, but wasn’t near a computer so I used the mobile app and I have some suggestions: On desktop we can do focus mode to expand docs and other inserts to full screen -- I’m confused as to why this isn’t a standard feature on the app yet? Automatically resize to the smartphone aspect ratio, make it easier to navigate, seems like a no-brainer. This would be extremely useful when I’m on the go and trying to use Miro effectively with just my smartphone and a small bluetooth keyboard on-hand. This brings me to my second point: I think for documents, it would be incredibly helpful if on my dashboard page (where I’m shown all of my boards), there was a dropdown ticker next to the board names that when triggered, would drop-down a list of docs inside that board (sorted by recently changed, name, or type). This could further reduce the stress I personally go through on the mobile app of “Oh I have an idea”, then I have to zoom out, pan, look for the doc I’m putting notes in for that thing, zoom in, tap, tap, pan some more, type, pan. But imagine if that process was, “Oh, I’ve got an idea for that doc!” I open the Miro app, drop-down the board I’m thinking of, scroll down to the title of the doc I’m thinking of, click on it, and it opens in mobile focus mode. Tangentially, this could be expanded to be how you duplicate (or move) various documents across boards, right from the dash. My last though was this: Miro takes place on an infinite canvas and I’d love to pull some of that to the home screen of my device… in the form of a widget. I’m picturing an even quicker way to take notes: We have a doc on the canvas that’s connected to a widget. Could be a to-do list, a plain text doc, I think there’s a lot of room for creativity in how you could create widgets linked to board elements so that in those REAL moments of inspiration I have even faster access to getting it out of my brain and on to my board. If the product team ever wants to reach out to me to ask me further about this or get my thoughts in general about Miro I’m more than happy to get on a zoom call or something for a bit to give further feedback. Love helping teams building my favorite apps like this. Thanks in advance for reading my wishlist ideas!