Sometimes you might want to format the text of your description so that it has bullets, underlined or bold-faced words, headings of different sizes, text with different colors or even tables. This is actually not hard to accomplish. Just follow the steps below.
Step 1: Type up your document in a word processor. Format it the way you'd like to see it in your ePortfolio.Step 2: Save the file for the Web. Most modern word processors such as Microsoft Word™ or WordPerfect™ have a save feature that allows you to save your document has a "Web page" or as "HTML". Locate this feature and choose it. Make sure you give this new file document a title with no spaces and the extension ".html" or ".htm" at the end of it. For example, you might want to call your document, "my lesson". In this case, when asked to give the new document a name, title it "mydocument.html" or "my_document.html". This will result in the appearance of new file in a directory of your computer with this name.
Step 3: View this file in your Web browser. Drag and drop this file onto the icon for your Web browser or open it with your Web browser using the "OPEN FILE" command (usually found under the FILE menu).This will show the file as it would be viewed on the Web.
Step 4: View the source code. Usually, under the VIEW menu in your Web browser, you will find a command option that lets you view "SOURCE".
All this means is that you will be able to see the actual HTML code that is being used to generate the page you are seeing. It will look a little scary at first glance. But don't worry all you have to do here is copy and paste a portion of what is on this screen.
Step 5: Copy the necessary HTML code. Go to the top of the page and find the first reference in the code to " <head>". Starting with " <head>", highlight ALL the code on the page until you get to the bottom where you will likely find "</body>". Choose COPY from your browser's Edit menu. The key here is not to include the code at the top that begins with "<html" and at the bottom that ends with "</html>". If these are included, your page will not display.
Example: Start copying here:
Stop copying here:
Step 6: Paste the code into the "Description" box on your artifact presentation page. Put your cursor into the top left corner of the Description box and choose "PASTE" from the Edit menu of your Web Browser.
Step 7: Click anywhere on the screen outside of the text box (blank field) you've just pasted your raw code into. The screen will automatically save the changes you've made and refresh the screen. You can then place your cursor into another text box to add, or to modify it. Repeat the process above to auto-save each change.