Canvas - Sharing ePortfolios

How to share a public Canvas ePortfolio

A public ePortfolio allows anyone with the URL to view your ePortfolio. By default, Canvas ePortfolios are set as private. You will need to make your ePortfolio public in order to share a public link.

  1. Log in to Canvas with your UWGB username and password.
  2. In the Canvas Global Navigation Menu, select Account.
  3. In the Account menu, select ePortfolios.

    Screen capture of Canvas Account Settings with the ePortfolios link highlighted.
     
  4. Select the ePortfolio you want to share.
  5. Confirm your ePortfolio is set to public by navigating to ePortfolio Settings.

    Screen capture of a Canvas ePortfolio with a red circle around the ePortfolio Settings link.
     
  6. Check the Make it Public option box and select Update ePortfolio to make your ePortfolio public.

    Screen capture of ePortfolio settings Option Box showing the option Make it Public 'as selected.
     
  7. To get the share link for your public ePortfolio, copy the URL from your browser's address bar at the top of the screen.

    Screenshot of a Canvas ePortfolio page with the URL in the browser address bar highlighted
     
  8. Confirm your public share link works by pasting it in the address bar of an incognito browser window.

Note: After you've shared a public ePortfolio link, you can set your ePortfolio settings back to private at any time which will remove access from those who previously had the public link. 

How to share a private Canvas ePortfolio 

The default setting on a Canvas ePortfolio is "private," which means it cannot be found via search engines or viewed with access to a specific link. Sharing a private ePortfolio link allows only those who have the link to view your ePortfolio. Follow these steps to locate your ePortfolio private share link.

  1. Log in to Canvas with your UWGB username and password.
     
  2. In the Canvas Global Navigation Menu, select Account.
     
  3. In the Account menu, select ePortfolios.

    Screenshot of Canvas Account Settings with the ePortfolios link highlighted.
     
  4. Select the ePortfolio you want to share. 
     
  5. Confirm your portfolio is set to private by navigating to the "ePortfolio Settings."

    Screenshot of a Canvas ePortfolio main page with a red circle around ePortfolio Settings
     
  6. Check that the "Make it Public" box is not checked and select Update ePortfolio.


    Screenshot of ePortfolio settings. The Make it Public option is unchecked so it is private
     
  7. Refresh your browser to generate the private share link.
     
  8. Copy and share the link provided under the header "Your ePortfolio is Private."

    Screen grab of a private Canvas ePortfolio with a red box around Your ePortfolio is Private to show where to located the private share link.
     
  9. Confirm your private share link works by pasting it in the address bar of an incognito browser window. 

Note: When you share a private ePortfolio link, you cannot "unshare" the ePortfolio. 

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