# Whimsical boards

Flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, brainstorms, diagrams and more.

- [Commenting in Whimsical files](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/comment-in-files)
- [Getting started with flowcharts](https://whimsical.com/learn/get-started/flowcharts)
- [Getting started with mind maps](https://whimsical.com/learn/get-started/mind-maps)
- [Getting started with wireframes](https://whimsical.com/learn/get-started/wireframes)
- [Using Whimsical Boards](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/using-boards)
- [Mentions in Whimsical files](https://whimsical.com/learn/get-started/mentions)
- [Customizing diagram shapes](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/customize-shapes)
- [Using sections on the Whimsical canvas](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/sections)
- [Sketch on the canvas with freehand drawing](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/freehand)
- [Annotating files for more detail](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/annotation)
- [Text-to-object pasting options](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/paste-as)
- [Adding and displaying links in Whimsical files](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/links)
- [Linking to sections and objects](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/sections-and-objects)
- [How to draw a line](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/lines)
- [How to filter selected objects](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/filter-objects)
- [Presenting in Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/presenting)
- [Voting on sticky notes](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/voting)
- [Using the timer in boards](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/timer)
- [Working with the grid and auto-alignment](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/grid)
- [Working with connectors](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/connectors)
- [Does Whimsical have cloud architecture icons?](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/cloud-icons)
- [Using tables in Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/tables)
- [Using sticky notes in boards](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/sticky-notes)
- [Optimizing performance in larger boards](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/performance)
- [Using spellcheck](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/spellcheck)
- [Setting custom thumbnails](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/thumbnails)
- [How overlays work in Wireframe mode](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/overlays)
- [Why are the colors of some board items toned down?](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/colors-toned-down)
- [How to add emojis](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/emoji)
- [Hiding cursors while collaborating](https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/hide-cursors)
- [Measure between objects in Boards](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/measuring)
- [Uploading files to Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/learn/workspaces/uploads)
- [Getting started with sequence diagrams](https://whimsical.com/learn/get-started/sequence-diagrams)
- [Working with Mermaid code in Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/mermaid)
- [Keeping boards tidy with alignment, distribution, and auto-layout](https://whimsical.com/learn/boards/tidy-boards)