Activities/Portfolio: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Starred-Journal-Entries.png|300px]]
[[File:Starred-Journal-Entries.png|300px]]
The title text, the preview image, and the description text from Journal entries is used in the portfolio presentations.


[[File:Abacus-detail.png|300px]]
[[File:Abacus-detail.png|300px]]
In the Thumbnail View, you can reorder the slides in your presentation by dragging.


[[File:Portfolio-thumbs.png|300px]]
[[File:Portfolio-thumbs.png|300px]]
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When running the activity, use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to step one-by-one through the slide show. Use the autoplay button to start/pause a slide show. The delay between slides can be controlled by the interval chosen in the combo box. (The default is 10 seconds.)
When running the activity, use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to step one-by-one through the slide show. Use the autoplay button to start/pause a slide show. The delay between slides can be controlled by the interval chosen in the combo box. (The default is 10 seconds.)


Did you know that:
'''Did you know that:'''
* you can record audio notes for each slide; the notes are played back whenever the slide is viewed;
* you can record audio notes for each slide; the notes are played back whenever the slide is viewed;
* the colors used in the background are taken from ''the XO colors of the user'';
* the colors used in the background are taken from ''the XO colors of the user'';
* a warning is displayed if there are ''no starred entries'' in your Journal;
* a warning is displayed if there are ''no starred entries'' in your Journal;
* the slide show can be ''saved as an HTML document'' that can be shared; and
* the slide show can be ''saved as an PDF document'' that can be shared;
* in the thumbnail view, you can ''reorder your slides'' (by dragging them).
* in the thumbnail view, you can ''reorder your slides'' (by dragging them); and
 
* you can edit the descriptions for each slide (and save your edits to the Journal).


==== The Toolbars ====
==== The Toolbars ====
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'''Acitivity Toolbar'''


;Activity name field: used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the save-to-PDF Button.)
;Activity name field: used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the save-to-PDF Button.)