Electronic Portfolio Cheat Sheet

– Keep this information for future reference.

Where is my e-portfolio?

Check out your e-portfolio space and all other examples done previously in http://portfolio.project.tcnj.edu.

What tools do I need to use to log in and edit my Web site?

You can construct your Web pages with MS Expression Web or MS FrontPage by working directly on your Web site. Other Web editing applications, such as DreamWeaver may allow you to construct the Web pages but may block you from direct access to your Web space.

What information do I need to log in to my Web site?

You need a user name (which is your last name, in upper-lower combinations) and your password, which is your user name followed by 08.

How do I access, create, and edit my Web site in MS Expression Web or FrontPage?

Copy your Web url. (Highlight the url and right click to copy, or press Ctrl-C.)

Launch the application. Go to File and choose Open Site.

Paste your url information for the folder information. (Press Ctrl-V to paste.)

Enter your user name and password at the prompt. This information is case-sensitive.

Understand the layout of the Expression Web/ FrontPage

The Web editing environment contains the folder list, the work area, and tools.

Tools panel can be toggled on or off from Task Panes.

Your Web space is shown as the Folder List on left.

Your workspace is the area where you start a new document or open an existing page.

Add a page to the table of contents:

1. Create a new page. Copy and paste the content, or type up the content.
2. Right click on the page and select Page properties; enter a title for the page.
3. Save the page. The page will appear in the Folder list on left panel.
4. Open up "index.htm" and drag the page from the Folder list onto the Table of Content area.
5. Save the page and press F12 to browse.

Add a title as well as a background color or image.

Right click anywhere in the document and select page properties from the pull-down menu.

Add a title for the Web page. Click the Formatting tab to add a background color or image.

Insert graphics.

Place all your graphics files in the folder list (i.e., your Web space). You can use drag and drop to transfer your graphics resources from disks or Web sites to the folder list.

Start a document in the workspace and drag a graphic file and drop to the screen.

Crop out an image.

Select the pictures tool. (View > Toolbars > Pictures tool)

Click to select the image to be cropped.

Click the cropping tool item (in the middle of the Pictures tools panel) and a dotted line rectangle will show the suggested cropping area. Drag the center handle to adjust the cropping area or drag with the mouse to form a desired rectangle for the cropping area. Click the cropping tool from the pictures tools bar again to finalize it.

Make a thumbnail link

Select the pictures tool. (View > Toolbars > Pictures tool)

Click to select the image to be cropped.

Click the thumbnail tool.

Paragraph break vs. line break

When you press the Enter key, you insert a paragraph break.

When you press Shift-Enter, you insert a line break.

Add a link.

Paste a link (e.g., www.tcnj.edu) and press Space or Enter key to turn it into a link.

Highlight text and select Insert > Hyperlink. Insert the file name or url for the link.

Save your file and (press F12) to browse it in the browser, like Internet Explorer.

Put text and graphics side by side.

Use the table tool to put graphics and text onto separate cells within the table.

Right click the table and choose table properties and specify the table width in pixels.

View your Web site on a browser.

Save your Web page. Press F12 to view it in browser.

You might have to refresh your browser screen by pressing F5.

 

Questions and Answers:

I live far away from campus and I don’t have access to the needed tools to build my Web site at home. What can I do?

Prepare you web content in MS Word. Save your files, including Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and JPEG/ GIF files, to a flash drive or upload to TCNJ SOCS site or email them to yourself. When you come to campus the next time, you can upload to your site.

Download a copy of trial version of the tool to use for a month. Search Google or MS Web site.

Invest a copy of the application.

What should be included in my e-portfolio?

Check the guidelines for e-portfolio.

Check out how other people put together items for their e-portfolio. Remember that your e-portfolio should be unique to yourself.

I tried to copy and paste the information from Word documents to the the Web page, but the format was changed. What can I do about the loss of the format?

The format of the document may be altered after the conversion. The best way to get around it is to provide an original document in Word or in PDF. Add a link to the file for others to download and view. It's a good idea to include the Word or PowerPoint documents in format of MS Office 2003 instead of 2007. Follow the steps below to add a link to the file to be downloaded and viewed:

  1. First drag the PDF/ PPT/ Word file into the Folder List.
  2. Enter a line: Click here to view the PDF/ PPT/ Word file.
  3. Highlight the word "here".
  4. Choose Insert > Hyperlink.
  5. Select the PDF/ PPT/ Word  file from the list for the link.
  6. Save the file and press F12 to view it in the browser.

Can I include my students’ pictures?

You can show your students’ pictures if you have parental permissions.

You can show students at work and their work samples without revealing their identity.

You can use graphics programs, such as Photoshop to blur the students’ faces on the pictures.

You can include a disclaimer on your Welcome page, indicating that you’ve been discrete about the information, and you are willing to consider making modifications for any portion of the page if there is a concern.

Can I use different format instead of the TOC-Content layout?

You can design your own Web layout. Simply rename your home page as "index.htm."

Make sure you provide links to all your Web content on every single page.