Creating a Presentation

It is a best practice when creating a presentation to follow the order below: 

1. Create the Presentation
   
   
2. Decide on a Layout
   
   
3. Create a Banner
   
   
4. Choose and Editing a Theme

Step-by-Step: Create the Presentation

This is the first step in the process of creating a presentation 

1. Click the Reports Tab on the Navbar
   
   
2. Click ePortfolio
   
   
3. Click New Presentation
   
   
4. Enter a title for the presentation
   
   
5. You can optional enter a description and tags to help others find your presentation easily
   
   
6. Click Save
   
   
7. Your presentation will have the following icon:
   
   
8. The next step is to decide on a Layout of the presentation
   
   

Step-by-Step: Decide on Layout

 Change the location for navigation or change the layout of content areas 

1. Click the Content/Layout Tab within your Presentation. NOTE - If you have closed your presentation, click on the context menu  next to the presentation and click Edit
   
   
2. To change the presentation navigation, click Edit Presentation Navigation
   
   
3. Choose where you would like the navigation menu will be displayed
   
   
4. Click Save
   
   
5. You will see the changes displayed when you are taken back to the next screen
   
   
6. Click on Edit Page Layout
   
   
7. Select a Page Layout
   
   
8. Click Save
   
   
9. The next step to update the Banner
   
   

Step-by-Step: Create a Banner

The Banner is the text that will be displayed at the top of the presentation

1. Click the Banner Tab within your Presentation. NOTE - If you have closed your presentation, click on the context menu  next to the presentation and click Edit
   
   
2. Enter the Banner Text and add a description if you wish
   
   
3. Click Save
   
   
4. The last step is to choose a theme and edit the theme
   
   

Step-by-Step: Choosing and Editing a Theme

Themes allow you to add your own images, colors, adding borders to your presentation to make it your own 

1. Click the Theme Tab within your Presentation. NOTE - If you have closed your presentation, click on the context menu  next to the presentation and click Edit
   
   
2. You will be on a page with a list of all the available themes. The Current Theme you are using is shown at the top.  NOTE - You can change the number of themes you see per page by choosing the per page drop-down list and choose a new number
   
   
3. You preview the theme by click on the Preview Icon
   
   
4. To choose a theme, you can scroll through the list and click the Select button
   
   
5. Click Set Theme
   
   
6. You can edit the Theme to change colors, images, etc. NOTE - If you do not want to edit the theme, click Save
   
   
7. To edit your current theme, click the Edit Theme icon  next to the theme
   
   
8. You will be taken to the Edit Theme area
   
   
9. There are many areas of the presentation theme that you can customize
   
   
10. As scroll down the list of areas, the blue part of the image shows you which areas will be affected
    
    
11. You can also use the Filter drop-down list to choose a specific area and then click Apply. Depending on the area of the theme, the various parts that can customized will be displayed
    
    
12. Each area will have different things that you can customize
    
    
13. For example, if you wish to change the color page background color, make sure that is selected
    
    
14. Click on the Background Color tile
    
    
15. Choose a new color
    
    
16. A preview of the color will be displayed
    
    
17. It is a best practice to preview the entire theme as you make these changes
    
    
18. Click Save
    
    
19. This will take back the Theme tab of your presentation
    
    
20. Click on the Preview Icon
    
    
21. If you do not like the change you made, click the Edit Theme icon
    
    
22. Find the area you changed and click the Restore icon  below the preview area
    
    
23. Repeat this process for any other theme area of your presentation to make it your own