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2. ePortfolio Slide 2 Title – Linking to Slides 1) This is a very basic layout for an ePortfolio. It has links on the left, a box with content here, slide titles above, and a space for images and names for customization and personalization. 2) You can add content (pictures, text, links…) in this box for each slide. 3) You can also change the square picture in the bottom-left corner for each slide. 4) The links on the left were created by inserting a text box (Insert/ Text box) and making it a hyperlink (highlight the box/Insert/ Hyperlink/select the slide you want to link to). Notice that they are only editable in the Master Slide View (View/Slide Master). 5) If you need more slides and links, create a new slide by copying and pasting a slide in the slide thumbnails to the left. Then in the Slide Master shrink the menu and copy/paste a menu box. After you shift things around to look the way you want, (you’ll need to bounce between the Normal and Slide Master views) change the Hyperlink of the new menu box (see the directions in 4 above). Your Name

3. ePortfolio Slide 3 Title – Linking to Artefacts 6) When you are adding content to this box, you will need to link to digital files that demonstrate your competencies (i.e. artefacts). 7) Make sure that your artefacts are organized into subdirectories within the directory where your PPT and HTM (webpage) file will be: 8) These links are “relative” links, meaning that the location of the HTM file and artefact files must stay the same relative to each other (i.e. keep them in the same directory structure and be careful when you change file names). 9) After exporting to HTML, make sure that you check all your links to artefacts and slides. The most common error is broken links. Sometimes it helps to have someone else navigate your portfolio to get feedback on the organization as well. Your Name

4. ePortfolio Slide 4 Title – Changing the Look 10) You can change the look of the template in several ways. First, add and manipulate objects using the Insert ribbon (e.g. images, shapes, SmartArt, Tex Boxes, etc.). To change the super cute animals in the bottom left, right-click and select Change Picture… . This layout uses square images, but others 11) Second, you can quickly (and drastically) change the template’s look and colour scheme using PPT’s themes (practise using Design ribbon/ Select a theme; Design ribbon/ Colors dropdown; Design ribbon/ Fonts dropdown) 12) Finally, you can also go to the slide master (View/Slide Master) to make changes that affect every slide. 13) If you are new to PPT07, note that when you click on an object to manipulate it, one or more ribbons appear (e.g. Format, Layout, etc.) which contain commands specific to object you are editing. Using these commands on objects can make your portfolio look better (e.g. adding shadows, borders, colors, etc.). Your Name

5. ePortfolio Slide 5 Title - Multimedia 14) One of the drawbacks of using PPT to create a webpage is that there are very few options for customizing the layout once your ePortfolio is a webpage without using a web editor and knowing a little HTML. 15) This means that some functionality is not possible just by using PPT. One function is the ability to embed multimedia like video and flash. Although it is possible in PPT, it does not export to the web well. 16) If you wish to include video in your PPT and don’t know HTML, do not insert a movie (Insert/Movie) and expect it to work on the web. Instead, add the video file to your directory folder and create a link to it. The movie will then pop up in whatever viewers your audience has on their computer. 17) If you are linking to different video or audio file types, make sure that you save the files in formats that are commonly used. For audio, use MP3 or WAV. For video, use MPEG. Your Name

6. ePortfolio Slide 6 Title – Exporting to the Web 18) After you have completed all the slides for your portfolio, you will then need to export it as a web page. First save your PPT file to the directory that contains the subdirectories which house your digital artefacts. 19) Next, click Office Button/Save As , and in the Save As Type dropdown, select Web Page (HTML). Ensure that you save the file in the main directory of your ePortfolio project (the same directory as your PPT file). Not doing this will mess up your artefact links. 20) You now need to click the Publish button and you get the menu on the left. Unclick Display speaker notes . Under Brow- ser support, click MS EI 4.0 or later . Ensure the File Name is pointing to the right directory (see 19 above). If you want to change the web pages title, do so by clicking the Change… button. Then click Web Options… . 21) In the new menu that pops up, under the General tab, uncheck all the boxes. Under the Browsers tab, select MS IE 6 or later. Under the Pictures tab, select 1024 X 768. Click Okay and Publish . Your Name

7. ePortfolio Slide 6 Title – Distributing your Project 22) The major drawback of using PPT for building web pages is that because Bill Gates wants to own the world the exported web pages do not view optimally in browsers that Microsoft didn’t build (e.g. Firefox). As of 2008, about half of the computers on the net are using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. Because of this fact, you may want to write on your CD label that your ePortfolio is optimized for Internet Explorer. 23) You need to burn your project to a CD using Nero, Windows OS CD burning client, or another burning program. Make sure you include all the files and sub- directories like in the picture to the right. 24) If you want the CD to autorun, please see the follow- ing page for directions: http://www.ezau.com/latest/articles/autorun.shtml . If you choose to create an autorun CD or not, you should write directions on how to start your ePortfolio on your CD label (e.g. “Please insert into CD drive and run the file index.htm in Internet Explorer. You may be prompted to allow scripts on the page before it displays.”). 25) If you are a keener and want to create a CD label, staples sells CD labeling systems ($20- $30; cheaper on eBay) and many new drives can self-label the appropriate kind of disk (i.e. LightScribe). Burning programs like Nero have label creation tools. Your Name