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Save as File as Text: Click File, Save As. Choose Text Only, then
click Save. Note: To
retain special characters in your file (i.e., en dashes,
text bullets, quotes, accent marks, etc.), make sure the box
for "allow character substitution" is NOT
checked when you save the file.
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Re-open
File: Open new file in Notepad. Note:
If you don't have Notepad on your system,
open the file in your word processor.
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Clean-up
File: 1) Remove extra spaces or gaps caused
by tabs and indented text, 2) restructure columnar text into paragraphs,
and 3) add a space between paragraphs. view
sample
- Mark Bullets: If needed, add asterisks to indicate a bullet point.
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Save
as Text: Save the changes in Plain Text or Text Only format with no breaks.
To retain special characters, make sure the box for
"allow character substitution" is NOT checked
when you save the file.
How to Mark Your File
for CareerFolios Formatting:
To
ensure proper translation of your formatting during
the CareerFolio set up process:
- Use
a series of 3 bullets to mark major resume categories
(i.e., professional profile, education, experience,
etc.).
- Please
provide specific instructions (i.e., "bold all
company names and italicize all job titles" or
indicate random bolding or italics as described below.
- To
retain special characters in your file (i.e., en dashes,
text bullets, quotes, accent marks, etc.): When you
save the resume as a text file, make sure the box
for "allow character substitution" is NOT
checked.
BOLDING: To mark a string of text for bolding, please add <b> before the first word in the string
and add </b> at the end of the string.
ITALICS: To mark a string of text for italics, please
add <i> before the first word in the string,
and </i> at the end of the string.
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