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Create and Manage a Presentation

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Goal

After reviewing this how-to article, you will know how to create and manage a presentation within the ePortfolio tool in Brightspace. A presentation is an interactive way to share multiple items already added to your ePortfolio. 

Two features available within the ePortfolio tool allow you to group multiple items and share them with others: collections and presentations. Creating, adding items to, and managing presentations are reviewed in this how-to guide. Collections will be examined in the Create and Manage a Collection article.

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Create a Presentation

  1. There are two ways a new presentation can be created:
    1. From the main ePortfolio tab, select the New Presentation link.
    2. From the My Items tab, select the New Presentation button.
  2. Add a title in the Name field for the new presentation. You can also add more detailed information in the Description field if you wish to do so.
  3. To save the presentation, select the Save button and cancel out of the page or select one of the other tabs, and your presentation will save automatically.

 

  • To return to a presentation, choose the My Items tab, select the "actions for ..." button, and choose the Edit option.
  • You are encouraged to preview the presentation while adding and managing the content. To do this select the View Presentation link available on every tab when in editing mode.

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Manage Content/Layout

  • Select the Content/Layout tab.
  • In the Pages table, select the "view actions for ..." button and choose the Page Properties option.
    • Add a title for the page in the Page Name field, then select the Save button.
  • To create a new page, select the "new page" button.
    • Select the name of a linked page to edit the content area.
    • To modify the order of the pages, select the "reorder pages" button.
    • Modify the values in the SortOrder column as needed. Once you are finished, select the Save button.
  • Items added in the Content Area 1 section will appear in a frame on the right of the presentation. Select the Add Component button to include a text box or items you have added to your ePortfolio. Please note you can only add files you have already uploaded to your ePortfolio ( for more information on how to do this, review the Adding Files article).
    • Select the "move ..." button to rearrange the order of items that will appear in the right frame of the presentation.
    • Select the "remove ... from layout" button to take an individual item off the presentation.
  • Items added in the Content Area 2 section will appear in a frame on the left of the presentation. Select the Add Component button to include a text box or items you have added to your ePortfolio.
    • Some added items will provide the option to allow you or the individuals with whom you shared the presentation to post a comment directly on the presentation itself. Select the Comments Enabled checkbox to allow this option.

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Manage Banner

  1. Select the Banner tab.
  2. Information can be added in the Banner Title and Banner Description field. Both fields can be left empty if nothing is to be displayed in the designated areas on the presentation. After modifying the fields, select the Save button.
  3. To review the changes made to the presentation, select the View Presentation link. The image below shows how the title and description field are displayed.

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Manage Theme

  1. Select the Theme tab.
  2. To preview your current theme or one of the other themes, select the respective "preview ..." button.
  3. To apply a new theme, choose the respective Select button.