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Understanding ePortfolio settings

Settings allow you change display options and preferences for your ePortfolio. Click  Settings on the Dashboard, My Items, Explore, or Sharing Groups page to access these preferences.

Setting Description
Display Options

Default list size

Select the number of items to display in your newsfeed, My Items, and Explore lists.

Number of activities on newsfeed items

Select the maximum number of events you want to display in each newsfeed item.

My Modifications

Choose whether to include activity you make on your own items to your newsfeed.

Number of unread invites on dashboard

Select how many unread invites appear on your Dashboard.

Date Range

Select how many days of past activity you want to show in your newsfeed.

Item Defaults

Item feedback

Choose whether you want to allow comments or assessments by default when creating new items.

Note  These settings enable commenting and assessments; you still need to set permissions around who can add comments or assessments.

RSS Updates

Feedback RSS

Notifies you when edits, comments, or assessments are made on one of your portfolio items (does not include changes that you make yourself).

To use the RSS feeds you must subscribe to an external RSS reader. There are many free RSS readers, such as Live Bookmarks and Google Reader, available on the internet.

Ignore List

Ask for confirmation before ignoring items from users

Select this check box if you want to recieve a confirmation dialog asking if you want to ignore items from a user.

Ask for confirmation before restoring items from users

Select this check box if you want to recieve a confirmation dialog asking if you want to restore items from a user.

Invite RSS

Notifies you when you receive a new invite to view another user's item.

To use the RSS feeds you must subscribe to an external RSS reader. There are many free RSS readers, such as Live Bookmarks and Google Reader, available on the internet.

Sharing Settings

Invite Delivery Method

Select Email Invitation if you want to receive an email when others invite you to view items from their ePortfolio.

Note  A copy of the invite always appears on your Invites page.

Default Sharing Group

Select a default sharing group to apply to all new items in your portfolio that meet your filter criteria. Use this option if you consistently share new items with the same group of users.

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