Mahara Portfolio QuickGuide

QuickGuide
Mahara Portfolio - External
Summary:
What is Mahara
How to create a portfolio
How to edit a portfolio
How do I share my portfolio
How to create a portfolio template
What is Mahara
Information:
How do I access Mahara
How to:
How do I get access to a specific portfolio
How to:
How do I edit my portfolio
How to:
Login Mahara
Click on the Hamburger (3 lines icon - upper right)
Click on Portfolio
Click on Pages and collections 
The portfolio will show on the page
Sample of how a portfolio will look

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Once you click on page, click on Edit this page
Click on the gear icon to edit a specific area
Make the changes you desire
Link documents to Mahara by first storing the documents or artifacts in your Google Drive or Dropbox. Then share with “Anyone with the link”. Copy the link. 

Once you have the link, using the gear icon in Mahara, in the space you want to edit, (1)state the name of the document/artifact you will be linking to and highlight the artifact name; (2)click the link icon; (3)insert the link; (4)click “done”. This will create a live link in Mahara to where the artifact is stored. This works with any artifact stored elsewhere as long as you are using a shareable link.
You may also type text directly into the text block, or copy and paste text.
Click save when done editing
Click Display page to see how the changes will look
You remove the instructions that appear in red and have access to additional settings clicking on settings 
Make the changes and click save when done
How I share my portfolio with someone
How to:
Click on the Hamburger (3 lines icon - upper right)
Click on the word “Portfolio” (not the arrow)
Click on and select Manage Access
Click on New secret URL
Copy the entire address that starts with https://mahara.andrews.edu/mahara/
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Advanced options
Allow comments (Yes/No)
Moderate comments (Yes/No)
Allowing copying - this will allow for others to copy your pages
Overriding start/stop dates - put in dates if you only want someone to have temporary access
Shared with - allows you to share with a person within our Mahara system
Click Save
Send the address to the person who need to see the portfolio
How do I create a whole new template for a new group
How to:
Additional Resources