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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.)
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Note that the colors used in the background are taken from the XO colors of the user.
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Did you know that:
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* the colors used in the background are taken from ''the XO colors of the user'';
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* a warning is displayed if there are ''no starred entries'' in your Journal;
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* the slide show can be ''saved as an HTML document'' that can be shared; and
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* in the thumbnail view, you can ''reorder your slides'' (by dragging them).
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As of Version 3, a warning is displayed if there are no starred entries in your Journal.
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As of Version 4, the slide show can be saved as an HTML document that can be shared.
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==== The Toolbars ====
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[[Image:Portfolio_toolbar-1.png]]
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:from left to right
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# the Activity toolbar button (shown in the open position): used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the save-to-HTML button.)
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# the previous-slide buttonL returns to the previous slide shown (also activated by typing <Ctrl-p>)
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# the next-slide button: goes to the next slide in the sequence (also activated by typing <Ctrl-n>)
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# the autoplay button: starts a slide show with a user-settable pause between each slide
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# the Customize toolbar button (shown below)
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# the thumbnail-view toggle button: used to switch to thumbnail view, where you can reorder the sequence of the slides by dragging them
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# the full-screen view button: hides the toolbars (Return from full-screen by hitting the Esc key.)
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# the save-to-html button: used to save a copy of your presentation to the Sugar Journal as an HTML file
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# the stop button: used to exit the activity
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[[Image:Portfolio_toolbar-2.png]]
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:the combo box lets you select a delay time between slides when using autoplay.
    
=== How to Save the content of you Portfolio to HTML ===
 
=== How to Save the content of you Portfolio to HTML ===