Uploading Artifacts into the Portfolio

Edit a Section in your Portfolio

  • Click on Edit to Brainstorm
  • Y'all have all the typical edit functions of a word processor.
  • You can modify fonts, sizes, color, alignment, etc.
  • You can also insert images inside the textbox, insert "hot" links to a URL, insert a YouTube video of your didactics, and link to another LiveText Document you have stored in your ain business relationship.

Insert a File Attachment or Image From your Computer or File Manager

    • Documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded to your portfolio either directly from your computer or from the file manager.
    • Click on "File Attachment" either on the tab in a higher place or whorl down to the File Attachments below and click edit.
    • Or click in "insert Image" on the tab above or roll down to the Image Inserted Image beneath and click edit.
    • To upload from your computer, select Scan your computer to upload and locate your file.
    • All file and image attachments will be stored in the File Managing director.
    • You can also add your attachments directly from the File Managing director. See Below.
    • If you have already uploaded a file every bit a signature assignment in i of your courses, that file will exist listed in the file manager.
    • Recommended: Upload files to the file manager throughout your program, even if they aren't signature assignments. It's a great place to store your work!

Insert Tools within the Textbox

Insert Link to other LiveText Document

Insert a File Attachment From your Reckoner or File Manager

    • Documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations tin can be uploaded to your portfolio either directly from your computer or from the file manager.
    • To upload from your computer, select Scan your reckoner to upload and locate your file.
    • All file and paradigm attachments will be stored in the File Manager.
    • You can besides add your attachments directly from the File Manager. Run across Below.
    • If you have already uploaded a file as a signature assignment in one of your courses, that file will be listed in the file manager.
    • Recommended: Upload files to the file manager throughout your plan, fifty-fifty if they aren't signature assignments. It's a dandy place to store your work!

Insert an Paradigm or a File Attachment

  • You can also choose to upload an image from your computer or from your file director.
  • Yous will desire to re-size your images for the web. Endeavor to stay under 500 pixels for web viewing. Save as .gif or .jpg files. See photograph editors. Picasa is free, but also await to meet what's included on your own computer. Windows computers generally have "Pigment" under the accessories section.
  • At the bottom of the page, below your textbox, y'all volition run into options of inserted file or inserted paradigm. Click on "Edit."

Browse Your Computer to Upload Files and Images

  • Scroll downward to the bottom of the page and select either "Inserted File" or "Inserted Image"
  • Click on "Edit" to Search for the file or image yous desire to upload.
  • For Files - Locate the file (document, Adobe Acrobat pdf, PowerPoint, etc.) on your ain Calculator or usb bulldoze.
  • For Images - Locate the graphic file you desire to upload if you select image. (gif, jpeg (jpg), ping (png)

  • For Windows, select Documents. Information technology's a practiced idea to create a file binder with all of your course files and images and then yous can always find them!
  • You may wish to relieve Images in your Pictures folder.
  • Click on the Appropriate Folder and Locate the File or Image you desire to upload.

Uploading from the File Manager

  • You lot tin can upload the image or the file attachment from the file manager.
  • All previous signature assignments are stored in your own personal LiveText file manager.
    • Scroll down to file managing director and select file from listing.

  • Click on "Add together" to upload file from your file manager.

  • Locate your file and "Add" it from your File Attachment Bill of fare.
  • Use the Search or Search past Engagement

Inserting Text, Artifacts, Images, and Web Links Directly into Text Box

You can besides upload artifacts, link to resources, and write your reflections for each standard within the text box. If you are uploading bookish APA papers, y'all will want to upload the certificate file in society to not lose the proper formatting for references, etc. You may wish to type brief introductory statements or apply a bulleted list to outline what y'all accept included in your artifact file attachments rather than copy/pasting total text of a document. Although the reflection section is first, you will desire to await and add your reflection after you've nerveless your artifacts every bit prove of your proficiency with each standard. You lot can attach images and files (documents, presentations, spreadsheets, videos, etc.) to the text box.

  • You will type, insert images, attach files, add together weblinks, etc. in the section edit text box.
  • You accept the typical editing options: fonts, font sizes, font style, colors, alignment, numbered or bulleted lists, etc
  • You can blazon straight into the text box or y'all tin copy/paste from Word.
  • Remember that you tin can but re-create/paste text. Images volition need to exist inserted or attached.

For how to embed videos, presentations, and Prezis into your LiveText portfolio, go to https://sites.google.com/site/livetexttutorials/embedding-video

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