Among the features are: Bold bolds highlighted text. – Italic italicizes highlighted text Underline underlines highlighted text. – – Underscore underlines highlighted text. – allows one to strike through highlighted text. This is more of an editing tool one might Strike Through – use to provide feedback. Text Color allows you to change text to a color selected from the palette. – Bullets adds a bulleted list. – Hyperlink inserts, changes, or removes a hyperlink to another website. – Resume Table inserts a table into your resume. You can set the number of rows and columns for your – table after clicking this button. Existing tables can be modified by clicking into the table and then right- clicking to get a menu which will allow users to add/delete rows and columns, and modify the column widths. One can also click into a cell, then right-click and change the cell properties to center, left or right justify text. Column widths can also be modified by clicking and dragging the columns directly in the text editor. Undo/Redo removes/redoes any formatting applied to selected text. – opens the Examples menu, where you can browse sample content for a specific section. Examples – Available sections are listed in the left box. Click on a section type to see examples for that section. If available, you can also click the Add button next to an example to insert that example into your editor. Action - 400+ verbs to help you describe your work experience. Infobyte opens the Infobyte menu, where you can insert an Infobyte next to selected section. Infobytes – appear only in your online resume. They are small icons that can be moused over to reveal additional information about your resume. These are a great way to elaborate on the sections of your resume without adding extra pages. There is also an Examples section specifically for Infobytes if you are unsure of what to write. Styling Your Resume - The Styling Palette To style/restyle your resume, click the Style Resume button in the Document section of the right-hand toolbar. This will open the Styling Palette. The Styling Palette is composed of a series of tabs, most of which contain a drop down menu with various options.
Among the features are: Bold – bolds highlighted text. Italic – italicizes highlighted text Underline – underlines highlighted text. Underscore – underlines highlighted text. Strike Through – allows one to strike through highlighted text. This is more of an editing tool one might use to provide feedback. Text Color – allows you to change text to a color selected from the palette. Bullets – adds a bulleted list. Hyperlink – inserts, changes, or removes a hyperlink to another website. Resume Table – inserts a table into your resume. You can set the number of rows and columns for your table after clicking this button. Existing tables can be modified by clicking into the table and then right- clicking to get a menu which will allow users to add/delete rows and columns, and modify the column widths. One can also click into a cell, then right-click and change the cell properties to center, left or right justify text. Column widths can also be modified by clicking and dragging the columns directly in the text editor. Undo/Redo – removes/redoes any formatting applied to selected text. Examples – opens the Examples menu, where you can browse sample content for a specific section. Available sections are listed in the left box. Click on a section type to see examples for that section. If available, you can also click the Add button next to an example to insert that example into your editor. Action - 400+ verbs to help you describe your work experience. Infobyte – opens the Infobyte menu, where you can insert an Infobyte next to selected section. Infobytes appear only in your online resume. They are small icons that can be moused over to reveal additional information about your resume. These are a great way to elaborate on the sections of your resume without adding extra pages. There is also an Examples section specifically for Infobytes if you are unsure of what to write. Styling Your Resume - The Styling Palette To style/restyle your resume, click the Style Resume button in the Document section of the right-hand toolbar. This will open the Styling Palette. The Styling Palette is composed of a series of tabs, most of which contain a drop down menu with various options.
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