Adding & Editing Content

There are three basic ways to build your portfolio (or any other document) in LiveText:

• Direct typing
• Attachments
• Copy/Paste

Direct Typing

1. From the main page (MyDesk), click on the name of the document you would like to edit.
2. Click on the specific page you wish to “edit” in your document (found in the menu at the left side of the screen).  
3. At the right end of the colored bar of the section you would like to edit, click “edit”.
4. An edit window will open.  When you type into the text box, you are using the LiveText HTML editor.  LiveText will convert what you type into HTML code so is can be viewed on your Portfolio webpages. NOTE: the editor works much like a simple word processor; however, it is important to remember that it is an HTML editor, not a sophisticated word processor.
5. To determine icon actions, place your mouse over an icon button.  The name of the action will appear.
6. If you are typing a long passage, click the Save button periodically to protect against computer or network crashes.
7. When finished, click “Finish” to return to View mode.

Attachments

1. On your computer, create or update and save the file you would like to attach. Make sure to use a program that is accessible to a wide variety of users such as Microsoft Word.  If using a different program, try saving your file as a Rich Text File (.rtf).
2. From the main page (MyDesk), click on the name of the document you would like to edit.
3. At the right end of the colored bar of the section you would like to edit, click “edit”.
4. An edit window will open.  Remove any text that might be in the text box.  Type something in the text box that will direct people viewing your portfolio to your attachment.  If you are attaching a resume, you might type, “Please click the attachment link below in order to view my resume.”
5. Below the text box, click the “edit” link next to “Attachments”.
6. A new window will open.  Click the Browse button.
7. Select the file you wish to attach.  This is much like the process for attaching files to an e-mail.
8. After browsing for your file, click “Attach”, wait for the file to upload, and then click “Finish”.
9. Back on the edit page, click “Finish” in the upper right.  This will save your new changes and take you back to View mode.
10. REPEAT this process to attach additional files to your portfolio.

Copy and Paste

1. On your computer, create or update and save the file you would like to attach.
2. Highlight all of the text in your file.
3. Select Edit in the upper menu and Copy.
4. On the main page in LiveText (click the MyDesk button to get there), click on the name of the document you would like to edit.
5. Click on the specific page you wish to edit (found in the menu at the left side of the screen).
6. At the right end of the colored bar of the section you would like to paste your file into, click “edit”.
7. An edit window will open.
8. Remove any text in the text box.  Make sure your cursor is in the text box.
9. Click the Paste icon button in the tools area above the text box.  If you receive an error while attempting to Paste using the Paste Button, you can instead paste by placing your cursor in the text box and pressing Ctrl+V.
10. Voila!  You should see the file you just copied appear in the text box.
11. Click “Finish” in the upper right.  This will save your new changes and take you back to View Mode.
12. Check if everything appears how you would like it to.
13. Repeat this process to copy and paste any additional files into your portfolio.

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Last Updated Tuesday, August 15, 2006 2:02 PM