SharpSchool - Customizing Themes

Add your name and job title to the theme of your webpage!

1. Sign in to your website.
2. Under Page Properties, click Metadata…>General metadata

3. Type your name In Theme/Header Line 1
4. Type your job title in Theme/Header Line 2
5. Click Submit

6. Close the box and refresh your page!

SharpSchool Document Container

A Document Container portlet can hold all your links, files and folders!

To add a document container portlet you must first Switch to design Mode

After switching, you will see this portlet toolbar towards the top of your screen.

Simply click and drag the icon of a portlet to the spot you want it on your page! Watch Video

Once you have inserted the portlet you can fill it up!

Add New Item… File

Click Choose File and upload something from your computer!

Add New Item… Folder

Create a folder to help organize your container!

Add New Item… Link

Add a link to a website, video or google doc!

SharpSchool Container Portlet - Clip Art & Images

Here are two ways to add images to the content portlet on your web site.  (A content portlet is a web part that allows you to type/format text and insert images.  When editing the portlet, it gives you most of the same options as when you create a word document!)  You ALREADY have a content portlet on your site… it is the part where you can type your name!

To edit ANY portlet, you must first Switch to Design Mode and then click the portlet's edit button.

Option 1 - ClipArt

SharpSchool offers a clipart library. Just click where you want the image, click the clipart button and search their library!

Option 2 - Uploading and inserting your own picture!

1. Click the Image Manager icon
2. Double-click the folder with your name on it (No folder?  Contact Sondra!)
3. Click  
4. Click
5. Choose the image you want to upload from your computer and click the Open button
6. Click the
7. The image you chose will be uploaded into your folder
8. Select the image you want to insert by clicking on the file name
9. Click the Properties tab
10. Enter a 1-2 word description of your picture in the ALT Text field.
11. Lock the ratio aspect by clicking closed the little lock
12. Enter the Width at 300 (you can click and drag to the size you want later)
13. Click the Insert button
14. Resize your image as needed