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Create and Manage a Sharing Group

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Goal

After reviewing this how-to article, you will know how to create and manage Sharing Groups within the ePortfolio tool in Brightspace.

Please note that when adding other Brightspace users to a Sharing Group, you must do so using the ePortfolio tool within one of your courses. The tool cannot add users to a Sharing Group from the main landing page; it can only be done within a course.

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Create a Sharing Group

  1. In the ePortfolio toolbar, select the Sharing Groups tab.
  2. Select the New Sharing Group button.
  3. Add the title you want for the Sharing Group within the Name field. You may add specific details within the Description field.
  4. Select the Add Users button (as a reminder, you must complete the steps from the ePortfolio tool within one of your courses and not from the main landing page).
    1. We recommend selecting the Users tab before performing a search to narrow down the results list.
  5. Use the Search field to find the needed user(s). Please note the system will not provide results for an exact match of your search. The results may contain a part of what you searched. For example, if you search by "the," anyone with "the" anywhere in their name will be displayed, such as "Mathew."
  6. Select the name of the needed individual to add them to your Sharing Group.
    1. If you need to remove a previously added member, select the "remove member" button.
  7. Once you have added all the members and modified the assigned permissions, choose the Add button if necessary.
  8. Select the Save and Close button.

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Manage a Sharing Group

  • To delete a Sharing Group, select the "delete" button within the row.
  • To manage the settings of a Sharing Group, select the Sharing Group name.
  • For information on how to add users, refer to steps 4 - 7 in the Create a Sharing Group section of this article.
  • To remove a user from the Sharing Group, select the "remove permissions" button.ePortfolio - Sharing Groups remove member button 2 - All.png
  • To manage the permissions of a user already added to the Sharing Group, select the "edit permissions" button.
    • Be sure not to select the "remove permissions" button, as it will not close out of this view. Even if you do not change the permissions, select the Save link to close out.