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And now, for your Portfolio....

You need a place to put your files so they can be added to your Google Site from Google Drive. Sites does not let you upload files like these directly. This means creating a new folder that is clearly for long-term storage of files your website depends on. To absolutely sure you don't delete these by accident and know exactly where to upload these important files, go to Google Drive, choose New --> New Folder and copy/paste the following folder name (in ALL CAPS):

PORTFOLIO FILES - DO NOT DELETE

This second step is incredibly important or nothing in this folder will be visible to anyone except yourself. If you don't it will be very confusing, because YOU think everything is working perfectly, but visitors will see an error message. For this folder, go to the share options and make sure you change the folder's permission to "Anyone with the link". From then on, when you upload a file into this folder, you will be able to then insert that file directly into your Google Site with no worries about permissions.

Restricted by Default

If this is not changed, you may not realize that you can see your Portfolio stuff but others will be blocked.

Viewable with the Link

With the folder shared this way, anything you put in it is easy to find and makes your Portfolio work the way it's supposed to.

Also add mhicks4@neisd.net as a person with access in case you need help managing this special-purpose folder.

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Creating a Safe Place for Files

You will have several parts to your Portfolio where we need to insert files, and those files must have permissions set so that any viewer can see them.

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Portfolio Video Player

To make your video playable on your Portfolio, it must be added using the Insert --> Drive option on Google Sites and navigating to your new DO NOT DELETE folder. Preview what the actual page will look like - test it out for yourself.

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