Add or change permissions for sharing group in ePortfolio

Add or change permissions for a sharing group

1. Select the sharing group you want to manage by clicking its name.
2. Click Add Users to add new users to the sharing group.
   1. Browse for the users you want to add. Use the Search For field to narrow your browsing results. Users with cascading roles must perform a search to display results.
   2. Click on users or groups of users in the browse listing to add them to the Selected Users list. Click the Remove icon beside users or groups of users in the Selected Users list to remove them from the list.
   3. Select the permissions you want the selected users to have.
   4. Click Add.
3. Click the  Edit icon for the user or group of users for which you want to edit permissions. Select new permissions and click the Save link.
4. Click the Remove icon to remove a user or group and their permissions from the sharing group.
5. Click Done.

Sharing items with internal users in ePortfolio

Sharing items with internal users

You can share items with other users at your organization by selecting individual users, all users in a course or group you are enrolled in, or a previously saved sharing group.

For information on saving permission settings using a sharing group, see the Setting up sharing groupstopic.

Assign permissions for a user or group of users

1. Click Share from the context menu of the item you want to make available to others.
2. Select when you want users to be able to see the item in the Visibility section of the Sharing Setting dialog.
3. Click Add Users and Groups.
4. Browse for the users or sharing groups you want to add. Use the Search For field to narrow your browsing results. Users with cascading roles must perform a search to display results.
5. Click on users or sharing groups in the browse listing to add them to the Selected Users list. Click the Remove icon beside those users or sharing groups you want to remove from the Selected Users list.
6. Select the permissions you want the selected users to have and click Add.
   Note  You can adjust permissions for individual users by clicking the Edit Permissions icon beside their name in the Sharing List grid. You can adjust permissions for sharing groups you've created by clicking the Edit Sharing Group link beside their name in the Sharing List grid.
7. Click Done or Done and Send Invite. You can send an invite to specific users in the Sharing List by selecting the check boxes beside their names before you click Done and Send Invite.

Sharing ePortfolio Presentations in the Discussions

You can easily share an ePortfolio Presentation in a D2L Discussion.

Step 1: Set Presentation PermissionsTo adjust the Permissions for the Presentation so that people can see your Presentation, please see:

http://d2ltipsandtricks.blogspot.com/2011/05/sharing-items-in-eportfolio-via.html

Step 2: Create a Quicklink in a Discussion Posting

1. Go to the Discussion Forum and Topic where you will share your Presentation

2. Click [Compose] and create your message.

3. Link to your ePortfolio Presentation:

a. In the message toolbar, select the "Quicklink" icon (looks like a grey chain with an orange star above it)

b. In the pop-up window:

i. select "ePortfolio Item from the "Category" dropdown menu
ii. in the "Link Details" area, leave the "Source" as "My Items"
iii. in the "Item" area, click on "Select Item"
iv. from the list, select the Presentation you wish to share
v. in the "Page" area, select the page of your Presentation people will see first
vi. in the "Link Caption" area, type the text that people will click on to take them to your Presentation
vii. choose how your Presentation will open in the browser ("Same Frame" or "New Window" are recommended)
viii. click [Insert]

c. After the popup window closes, click [Post]

4. (Optional) If you wish, click to open your Discussion posting, then click on the Quicklink you created, to see if your Presentation opens for you. If not, either click [Edit Message] to try again -or- return to the ePortfolio area and double-check that the Permissions have been correctly set.

D2L 9.2.1 SP6 – November 2011

Sharing Presentation in the ePortfolio via Sharing

Screenshots for this post: http://tinyurl.com/3l435y6

To share a Presentation with another user in D2L:

1. Click on "Presentation" in the left-hand menu

2. Select the key icon or "Sharing" icon to the right of the name of the Presentation

3. To share with other D2L users, click on [Add Users and Groups] under the "Presentation Sharing List" field.

4.  Click on the "Users" tab and begin typing in the first name of the users with whom you'd like to share your item.  Click on the name of the appropriate user.

5.  In the "Assign Permissions" field, set the appropriate permissions and click [Add].

6.  Once the user appears below the "Presentations Sharing List" field, click [Done].

NOTE: Please do *not* click [Done and Send Invite]! 

The user with whom you are sharing will now see your name in the "Explore" area of their ePortfolio

D2L 9.2.1 SP6 – November 2011

Making ePortfolio Presentations available as publicly available web sites

To make your ePortfolio Presentation a publicly available web site:

1. Click "Presentations" in the left-hand menu

2. Click on the key icon to the right of the name of the Presentation

3. Make a checkmark in the box entitled, "Anyone with the URL below can access this item"

4. Copy the URL address of the web site you see ("https://...") and click [Done]
  5. You may then paste the URL address into an email and send to whomever you like. 
D2L 9.2.1 SP6 – November 2011