Making a Resume in Word
A resume will often be the first thing a potential employer will see when considering you for employment. A good resume will tell an employer why you would be good for the job, what experience you have, your personal information and a list of your skills or abilities. While you can make a resume with any word processing program, Word 2007 and 2010 offer easy to access templates that structure the resume for you, leaving you to focus on the content.
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Instructions
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Click on the Microsoft Office Button on the top left side of the Word 2007 or 2010 window. Choose "New" form the drop-down menu. The new document window will appear.
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Scroll down on the left side of the screen and choose "Resumes and CVs" form the list of options. Microsoft Word will now search it's online databases for resume templates. Click on the type of resume that you want to find, they are broken down by basic resumes, job-specific resumes and situation specific resumes. Once you click on the type of resume you want, the templates will appear in the right side of the window listed according to their overall rating.
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Click on a resume to see it in a larger size in the bottom right corner of the window. If you are searching for a specific type of resume, type a keyword into the search bar at the top of the window and press "Enter" to narrow down the possible resumes to just those you may be looking for. When you find a resume that you like click on "Download" and the resume will show up in a Word window.
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Click on the information in the resume and change it to yours. Don't be tempted to use the information already there, even if you think it sounds perfect for you. Everything in the resume can be edited including the section headings and the headers and footers, although those take an extra step.
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Right click on the header or footer of the resume. If the resume has no header, meaning nothing that you cannot edit by clicking on it, ignore this. Choose "Edit Header" or "Edit Footer." You can now change the header and footer to your information. When you are done, click on the red "X" in the toolbar to return to the normal Word mode.
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Save the file by clicking on the Office button and choosing "Save." You will have to type in a name to save it under. You can also print the resume by clicking the Office button and then "Print" followed by "Print" or "Quick Print," depending on if you need to make changes to the printing options, like number of pages, before sending the document to the printer.
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