Create Page and Edit Layout

▼ On the Pages index page, click the Create page button. you'll go to Page editor. The Page editor allows you to compose your portfolio page.

  • Edit title and description: Add and modify your page title, description and tags.
  • Edit layout: Change the overall layout of your page.
  • Edit content: Drag'n Drop your content on a page.
  • Display page: Preview your page to see how others, who have access to it, would see it.
  • Share page: Decide who shall have access to your page.

 


▼ 1. Give a title of your page into the Page title box we recommend (EEP 2013/14 - Your name - Your student no);

2. Input a short description of your page into the Page description box. In the overview page, the description helps you a lot in checking out what is the page about;
3. Give one or two tags to label your page. The tags help you to search you page with self-defined labels.

Now you have created your page, the next is how to edit your layout and content

 


▼ Edit content:  Before you insert artefacts to the page. You can edit the page layout. Default view layout of Mahara is 3 columns. You can change the layout according to the requirement of your supervisor/teacher/tutor. You can check the layout reference at Template menu.


Edit layout:  You can edit the overall layout of a page by choosing the number of columns and rows. If you wish to have more complicated page layouts, you can choose those from Advanced Options and even create your own layouts by click the Create custom layout link to view your options for creating your own layouts.



Click the radio button above to determine the layout that you wish to apply to your page. You can change it at any time. When you reduce the number of columns, your blocks simply move to the first column. You can then move them around to their correct position.

Remember to click Save button when you have finished editing.

To learn more about Layout in Mahara. Go to: http://manual.mahara.org/en/1.9/portfolio/page_editor.html#edit-layout

Be careful when choosing 4 or more columns. Your portfolio page may look very good on your big 21” screen, but a user looking at it on a notebook or tablet may not have the same experience. In most cases, up to 3 columns is the best choice.