Making your Aportfolio Public

You may want to make your eportfolio public to share with potential employers, graduate school applications, or internship directors. To make your eportfolio public, follow these steps.

WARNING - DO NOT include personal information like phone numbers or addresses in your Aportfolios when you make your portfolio public. Add a password to your portfolio so only people you give a password to will see your Aportfolio. Also, remove photos that peers won't want public.

You must first formally request public permissions for your Aportfolio.

Aportfolio menu showing the Settings option selected after approval for public access.

Step 1

Once you have completed the online request for public permissions and received a reply from the Aportfolio office, then click on the Settings menu in the top right corner of your Aportfolio

Settings menu opened with the Settings option selected to manage portfolio permissions.

Step 2

Select “Settings”

Privacy settings panel showing the Public permission with the Edit option selected.

Step 3

Next to Public, click on “Edit.”

Privacy options displayed with Public selected as the portfolio visibility setting.

Step 4

Select “Public”

Settings page showing the portfolio URL selected for copying and sharing.

Step 5

To share your eportfolio, highlight the URL at the top of your settings page and paste it into an email. Note: Some graduate school applications have an optional space to paste your eportfolio URL.

Password field available to add a password for protecting access to the portfolio.

Step 6

Add a password here. Share the URL and Password for your Aportfolio with your viewers. This added security step protects your identity and your intellectual property.