Overview: Miro

What is Miro, how much does it cost, how do I get access and how do I get help and training

Miro is a simple to use, flexible collaboration and whiteboarding tool which can either be used as a standalone web based tool or integrated in to the Teams application.

Miro is considered to be a secure platform, however it should not be used to store confidential or sensitive personal information. When using Miro please also be aware that there are accessibility considerations around using any whiteboarding tool, Miro have published this accessibility statement.

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All staff and students can apply for a free Miro education licence.

When completing the form:

  • For Your role, select Educator
  • For Educational Email, provide your University email address
  • For the requested URL, provide https://www.ox.ac.uk

After completing the form you will be sent two emails. The first email requires no action, but for the email titled Set the password for your profile:

  • Follow the link in the email to set your profile password
  • When registering, choose the Continue with email option

Your account will then be created and you will be taken to your first Miro board.

Change the team name

Update the team name from its default name of Education Team.

  1. Select Account > Team profile > Team name
  2. Provide a more relevant team name

Share a board with your team

Add others in your work team to easily collaborate on boards together.

  1. Select + Invite members
  2. On your board select Share
  3. Update the Anyone at [team name] dropdown to Can edit

Share a board with others

Share a board with anyone outside of your team to collaborate in meetings. 

  1. Select Share
  2. Update the Anyone with the link dropdown to Can edit
  3. The link can now be copied and shared in Teams chat

Transfer Miro boards from a previous account

After updating to an education account you may want to transfer boards created in another account.

  1. Highlight and copy the content of the board (Ctrl + C)
  2. Create a new board in your education account
  3. Paste in the content (Ctrl + V)

Miro provides a number of resources to help users become proficient in its use including:

A number of different licensing models exist within Miro, however there are two levels available to University members.

  • Anyone can register for a free Miro account
  • All staff and students are eligible to apply for a Miro education license

For full details of the differences please see miro.com/pricing/.

In summary, a free account is limited in terms of board sharing and the number which can be created.  The benefits of an education account is that you can share boards via a link or with a named individual, create unlimited boards and have the ability to back up or export boards.

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