WIX.COM Portfolio Guide

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WIX.COM Portfolio Guide. 1) Go to www.wix.com. 2) Click the Start Now button. 3) Click Create New Account in the top right corner of the popup. 4) Give email ...
WIX.COM Portfolio Guide 1) Go to www.wix.com. 2) Click the Start Now button. 3) Click Create New Account in the top right corner of the popup. 4) Give email and password to create account. 5) Search for a template you wish to use. If you would like a portfolio specific template, go to Creative Arts and look for the Portfolio subcategory. The example portfolio website above uses the Curriculum Vitae template. 6) To continue, choose “Edit this site” on the top of the page. 7) To edit the template, click on the element you wish to change (such as a picture or text box) and click “Settings” or “Change Style” in the pop-up box. 8) To add a page, go to the top left corner and highlight the top option. It should say “Pages” when highlighted (see example to right). Click Add page, and choose a Page Layout Style. On the example portfolio, the Class Work page is an added page using the Gallery Portfolio Style). 9) To change the Page Settings, highlight the page from the list of pages on the left of the screen and click the Settings icon (it looks like a gear). There are several options here to choose from such as a Protect Page. This is what was used to set the password for the “Class Work” page in the example portfolio. 10) To upload a .pdf or other file do the following: a) Click an image, mark text or click a button in your site to select the element to link your document to. b) In the Settings window, under Link to, click the field. c) Under Link type, click Document. d) Under Add/Change document, click the field. e) Click Upload to upload a document from your computer. Click OK. 11) There is also an option to bring in apps. There are many to choose from including Linkedin, Dropbox, and Google Drive. To add these, go to the apps option in the top left corner. It is below the Pages option previously used.

Helpful Links 1. How to transfer a site http://www.wix.com/support/main/flash/wix-editor/other/transferring-sites 2. How to upload and link to pdf’s and .doc files http://www.wix.com/support/forum/html5/editor/other/can-i-upload-documents-1 3. Setting up a Google drive for your site http://www.wix.com/support/main/html5/wix-editor/apps-contact-forms-html-code-andmore/google-drive 4. Adding video to your site http://www.wix.com/support/main/flash/wix-editor/media-galleries/adding-video 5. Photo galleries http://www.wix.com/support/main/flash/wix-editor/media-galleries/using-galleries