My Portfolios

To create a new portfolio, click the 'Add New Portfolio' link on the My POrtfolios page.

On the 'Add Portfolio' screen, set the following options for your new portfolio:

• Name - Choose the title of your portfolio. Make the title descriptive so you know the purpose of the portfolio.
• Table of Contents (TOC) - If you are creating a portfolio for assessment purposes, you will usually be told which TOC to use. The choice you make is important, as the links that are available within your portfolio will change depending on which TOC you have chosen.
• Theme - This is where you decide what the overall look of the portfolio will be. The theme you choose changes where the menus and links are displayed, as well as the colors that contribute your portfolios special look. You can change the theme later, if you want.

Table of Contents - If you don't see a TOC that you have been told to use, make sure you have put yourself into the right department on the My Portfolios page. If you don't know what department to join, click on the 'Can't see your TOC?'link and choose the department and TOC from the list.

Once you have chosen a TOC and a theme, you will see the portfolio homepage. The graphics, colors and location of the links may be different, depending on the theme you chose, but you will still see the following:

1. Portfolio information - information about your portfolio, such as the name you chose, the theme you're using to give it it's current look, and the Table of Contents (TOC)- used to determine which pages must be in your portfolio.
2. Portfolio pages - links to other sections and their sub-pages. Determined mainly by the TOC you chose, you can also add pages if you have permission to do so.
3. Ways to add content - options to add details to your portfolio, and possibly to add new pages (depending on whether you have been allowed to do this).

You can add content ot any of the pages by clicking the 'Add Content' link.

Add text, audio and video, images, links to artifacts, and links to other pages.

When you are done adding content, click the 'Save' button at the top of the page. You will then be taken back to your portfolio, where the new content will have been added. You will see edit and delete icons next to the paragraph that you have added. To add a new paragraph, click the 'Add Content' link again.

Sometimes, when you go to a page in your portfolio, you may find pre-existing titles for you to fill out. These are placeholders for you to add your work, and can't be deleted.

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