How to Create an Electronic Portfolio
To create your own web-based electronic portfolio, follow the steps outlined below.
1. Open www.weebly.com in your internet browser
2. Create a free account by submitting your email address and password of your choice
3. Determine where your domain name will come from: free domain from Weebly, or a domain obtained from another provider (i.e. Yahoo, Google)
4. Begin designing your webpage – you can browse pre-designed layouts in the “Design” tab or design one of your own
5. If you decide to use a pre-designed webpage template, simply click on the template of your choice to edit
6. Click on the elements found within the page to edit (i.e. click on the header photo and choose the option to change photo; you can upload a photo from your computer or take a photo with your webcam; while the site uploads your photo, it also scans it for viruses to protect the
computer)
7. Click on text areas to edit; you can adjust the size of the font, color of the font, and emphasis of the font (bold, italics, etc.)
8. To add files to your page, drag down the elements you wish to include from the “Basic Elements” toolbar (such elements include paragraph with title, picture, and button)
9. Once these elements have been placed on your page, simply click and edit as performed with photos and text in steps 6-7
10. To add multimedia files to your page, drag down the elements you wish to include from the “Multimedia Elements” toolbar (such elements include slideshow, audio player, and video); click and upload file from your computer; files will be scanned for viruses and placed on the
page
11. To add additional pages, open the “Pages” tab and click the “Add Page” button; from this screen you can give the new page a name and choose a specific layout to edit using steps 6-10
12. Your webpage will be saved automatically as you progress
13. When you are satisfied with your electronic portfolio, click on the orange “Publish” button in the top right corner; your webpage will be published to the domain you specified in step 3
To create your own web-based electronic portfolio, follow the steps outlined below.
1. Open www.weebly.com in your internet browser
2. Create a free account by submitting your email address and password of your choice
3. Determine where your domain name will come from: free domain from Weebly, or a domain obtained from another provider (i.e. Yahoo, Google)
4. Begin designing your webpage – you can browse pre-designed layouts in the “Design” tab or design one of your own
5. If you decide to use a pre-designed webpage template, simply click on the template of your choice to edit
6. Click on the elements found within the page to edit (i.e. click on the header photo and choose the option to change photo; you can upload a photo from your computer or take a photo with your webcam; while the site uploads your photo, it also scans it for viruses to protect the
computer)
7. Click on text areas to edit; you can adjust the size of the font, color of the font, and emphasis of the font (bold, italics, etc.)
8. To add files to your page, drag down the elements you wish to include from the “Basic Elements” toolbar (such elements include paragraph with title, picture, and button)
9. Once these elements have been placed on your page, simply click and edit as performed with photos and text in steps 6-7
10. To add multimedia files to your page, drag down the elements you wish to include from the “Multimedia Elements” toolbar (such elements include slideshow, audio player, and video); click and upload file from your computer; files will be scanned for viruses and placed on the
page
11. To add additional pages, open the “Pages” tab and click the “Add Page” button; from this screen you can give the new page a name and choose a specific layout to edit using steps 6-10
12. Your webpage will be saved automatically as you progress
13. When you are satisfied with your electronic portfolio, click on the orange “Publish” button in the top right corner; your webpage will be published to the domain you specified in step 3