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EASY WORKING RESUME CREATOR USER MANUAL====================
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
What You Need To Know ..................................2
GETTING STARTED
Using the Keyboard .....................................2
Making a Back-Up Copy ..................................3
Copying the Resume Creator on a Hard Disk System .......4
Starting (Loading) the Resume Creator Program ..........5
Making a Data Disk for Storing Your Work ...............5
Setting Up the Program for Your Hardware ...............6
HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM
Using Menus ............................................9
The Built-In Help System ...............................9
Entering Information into "Input Boxes" ...............10
Entering Filenames ....................................10
CREATING YOUR RESUME
Setting Up Your Resume Format .........................11
Providing Personal Information ........................11
About the Title & Category Boxes ......................12
Finalizing the Format .................................13
Using the Command Keys for Special Functions ..........14
Writing the Body of Your Resume .......................14
Customizing Your Resume: Fonts, Style, Page & Layout ..15
Viewing Your Resume On Your Computer Screen ...........18
Printing Your Resume ..................................18
Using WRITE TO FILE ...................................19
Loading Your Resume ...................................19
Using MODIFY TYPE......................................20
THE UTILITY OPTION
Directory .............................................20
Remove File ...........................................21
Format a Disk .........................................21
HOW TO QUIT THE RESUME CREATOR ..........................21
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INTRODUCTION
The Resume Creator is an easy-to-use program that gives you
the capabilities to quickly create professional looking
resumes of superior quality. The program offers two preset
formats, plus custom-design capabilities, including a wide
selection of style and layout options. You can even preview
your resume before printing by using the "View Resume"
option.
This manual can help you create your resume. It is
important to read "Getting Started" and "How to Use This
Program" before using the Resume Creator.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Resume Creator is designed for the first-time computer user.
You do not need to know how to use other programs, although
it will certainly help. We do assume you know how to turn
on your computer and bring up the MS-DOS or PC-DOS operating
system. Consult the guide that came with your computer if
you are unfamiliar with this.
To preview your resume on the screen, you will need a
graphics adapter card. However, you do not need this card to
use any other feature of the program. In order to print
your resume, your computer must be connected to a printer.
GETTING STARTED
USING THE KEYBOARD:
You will use the keyboard for many purposes, such as loading
and using Resume Creator, and viewing and printing your
resume. Certain keys are designated to execute special
functions as described below:
Character Keys: Most keys on the keyboard represent a
single character, such as a letter (A, B, C), number (1, 2,
3), or symbol (!, @, #). The manual refers to these keys by
their characters. For example, when the manual indicates to
press (or type) Y, press the key with the letter "Y" on it.
Named Keys: The manual refers to these keys with their
names enclosed by the "<" and ">" symbols. For example,
when the manual indicates to press <Esc>, press the key with
"Esc" on it. NOTE: Computer keyboards differ from one
another--they do not always use the same name for the same
key. For convenience, this manual uses standard names for
these keys:
<Enter>: This key may be labeled "Enter" or "Return." It
may only be a left-pointing arrow "<---|" rather than a
name. This is the <Enter> key.
<Shift>: This key may be called "Shift" or may have an
up-pointing arrow on it. This is the <Shift> key.
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Function keys: There are at least ten of these on the
keyboard; they are labeled with an "F" (for "function")
followed by a number from one to ten. These keys are
referred to by name, with the name enclosed by the "<" and
">" symbols. For example, when the manual indicates to press
<F3>, press the "F3" key.
Space bar: This is the long bar underneath the lettered keys
with no name or symbol on it, called the <SpaceBar> in the
manual.
Cursor control keys: These keys are either on the keypad or
on a separate pad of keys on some keyboards. They are used
to control the movement of the cursor; each has an arrow
showing the direction it will move the cursor. The manual
refers to these keys as the arrow keys: the right arrow key
(moves the cursor to the right), the left arrow key (moves
the cursor to the left), the up arrow key (moves the cursor
up), and the down arrow key (moves the cursor down). NOTE:
If the arrow keys do not work when you are using the
program, press <NumLock> once and try them again.
Sometimes you have to press three keys altogether. It is
similar to using the shift key on a typewriter: hold down
the named keys and press the other key. For example, if the
manual indicates to press <Ctrl><Shift>T, hold down the
<Ctrl> and <Shift> keys and then press the T key.
MAKING A BACK-UP COPY:
We strongly suggest that you make a back-up copy of your
Resume Creator disks. That way, if something happens to your
program disks, you will have a back-up copy of them that you
can use. The Resume Creator disks are not copy protected, so
it is easy to make a back-up copy.
You will need two blank disks and your DOS disk. (Your DOS
disk contains the DISKCOPY program, which you will use.) The
blank disks do not have to be formatted because DISKCOPY
will format it for you.
After you copy the disks, keep one set in a safe place as
your back-up copy and use the other set as your working
copy. If your working disks go bad, use your back-up copy to
replace them. (Remember to make a new back-up copy of the
disks, using DISKCOPY again, so that you will always have a
back-up.)
Two-Drive System:
If your computer system has two disk drives, follow these
procedures. If you only have one disk drive, go to the next
section.
1. Start your computer with DOS and go to drive A>. (If
you do not see the A> prompt, type A: and press <Enter>.)
2. Type DISKCOPY A: B: and press <Enter>.
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3. The computer will prompt you to insert the SOURCE disk
in drive A> and the TARGET disk in drive B>. Remove the DOS
disk (if you are using one) and insert your Resume Creator
disk #1 in drive A>. Insert the first blank disk in drive
B>.
4. Press the <SpaceBar>. The copy operation will begin. When
the disk is copied, the computer will ask if you want to
copy another disk. Type Y and press <Enter>.
5. Repeat steps 2, 3 & 4 to copy the second disk. When you
are asked if you want to copy another disk, type N and press
<Enter>.
6. Remove the disk from drive A> the back-up copy from drive
B>. Remember to label your backup copy.
Single-Drive System:
If you have a computer system with only one disk drive,
follow these procedures.
1. Start your computer with DOS and go to drive A>. (If you
do not see the A> prompt, type A: and press <Enter>.)
2. Type DISKCOPY A: A: and press <Enter>.
3. The computer will prompt you to insert the SOURCE disk
in drive A>. Remove the DOS disk (if you are using one) and
insert your Resume Creator disk #1 in drive A>.
4. Press the <SpaceBar>. The copy operation will begin. When
the SOURCE disk is copied, the computer will prompt you to
insert the TARGET disk in drive A>. Remove the Resume
Creator disk and put it aside. Insert the blank disk in
drive A>.
5. Press the <SpaceBar>. The copy operation will continue.
When, the TARGET disk is copied, the computer will ask if
you want to copy another disk. Type Y and press <Enter>.
6. Repeat steps 2, 3, 4 & 5 for the second Resume Creator
disk. When you are asked if you want to copy another disk,
type N and press <Enter>.
7. Remove the TARGET disk from drive A>. Be sure to label
the copy as your back-up disks.
COPYING THE RESUME CREATOR ON A HARD-DISK SYSTEM:
If your computer system has a hard disk, you can install
(copy) the Resume Creator onto it. This will keep you from
having to insert floppy disks each time you want to use the
program. To install the program, follow these steps:
1. Turn on your computer system.
2. When you see the C> prompt on the screen, put the Resume
Creator disk in drive A>.
3. Move to drive A> (Type A: and press <Enter>).
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4. Type INSTALL and press <Enter>.
5. When the on-screen instructions ask you to insert disk
#2, put it into drive A> and press <Enter>.
The computer will install the Resume Creator. It will be
present on your hard disk in a subdirectory called EASY.
STARTING (LOADING) THE RESUME CREATOR PROGRAM:
Floppy-Drive System:
1. Start your computer with DOS and go to the A>.
2. When you see the A> on the screen, remove the DOS disk.
3. Insert the program disk #1 in the A> drive and close the
drive door.
4. Type RES and press <Enter>. The disk drive light will
come on and the disk will begin to make noise. After a
moment, Resume Creator's Main Menu will appear. There will
be a message, "NO RESUME CURRENTLY OPEN," on the screen. At
this point, the program is loaded. When using the program,
you may be asked to insert the Resume Creator disks in a
disk drive. First, remove the disk you are currently using,
put it in its jacket, and insert the Resume Creator disk
into the drive. If you have a two disk-drive system, you
will want to put your program disk #1 in the A> drive, and
your data disk in the B> drive.
Hard-Drive System:
1. Start your computer with DOS. Make sure you are on the C>
drive by typing C: and pressing <Enter>.
2. Type: CD\Easy. Press <Enter>.
3. Type: RES. Press <Enter>. The disk drive light will come
on and the disk will begin to make noise. After a moment,
Resume Creator's Main Menu will appear.
MAKING A DATA DISK FOR STORING YOUR WORK:
You must keep your work on a disk separate from the program
disk. You need to have a blank disk (or a disk that you want
to recycle) which you will format to use in your computer.
Follow these steps:
1. Go to the Main Menu of Resume Creator and press the right
arrow key. A highlighted bar will move across the menu as
you press the arrow key. Move the arrow key until the
UTILITY option is highlighted. Press <Enter>. A secondary
menu will drop down. Using your down arrow, go to "Format
Disk" and press <Enter>.
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2. You will get a message: "Warning. All Data will be
Overwritten! Drive B:". (If you have a two-drive system and
the program disk is in Drive A, be certain that the message
does say "Drive B:". If you have a single floppy system or a
hard drive, the message will read "Drive A." Be certain that
the drive indicated is the same drive you put the blank disk
into.) If the wrong drive is displayed, use your space bar
to toggle between choices until the correct drive appears.
(If you are formatting from your hard drive, you will put
the blank disk in the A> drive, so adjust the message to
read "Drive A.") The warning message means that any data on
the disk in the designated drive will be deleted, so you
should use only a blank disk, or a disk containing data you
no longer want.
3. If using floppy disks, insert your DOS disk into the A>
drive and press <Enter>. Follow the instructions to insert
your target disk (the disk you want to format) into the B>
drive, (or, in a one-drive system, follow the on-screen
instructions for switching disks in the A> drive) and press
<Enter> to execute the format process. If DOS is on your
hard drive, insert your target disk into the A> drive and
follow the on-screen instructions.
4. When asked if you want to format another disk, type N
and press <Enter>. This disk will be called a "Data Disk."
Use your data disk any time you create work you want to
save. The program will automatically file your work to the
data disk if you set up your disk drives correctly.
SETTING UP THE PROGRAM FOR YOUR HARDWARE:
The first time you use Resume Creator, the program must be
configured to your particular computer and printer. To do
this, use your right arrow key and highlight the Main Menu
option SETUP. Press <Enter>. (Alternatively, you can
simply press S to select SETUP.) A secondary menu will drop
down displaying the following options:
Disk Drives
Printer
Video
User Manual
Save Setup
The first three options may or may not require adjustments.
The fourth option lets you view the User Manual on your
screen. The fifth option is used to save the setup changes
you make. Once you make these changes, Resume Creator will
be able to use your Setup configuration every time you start
using the program.
Disk Drives:
This is where you specify which drive(s) to run the program
and data disks from. It is very important to enter this
information into the program. If you do not, the program
will not know where to look for information and will not
function properly. If you have two disk drives, keep your
program disks in one drive and your own work in another. You
can put your program disks in A> drive, and your data disk
in the B> drive.
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If you have a hard drive, you can keep both your program
and work files in the C> drive. If you have a one-drive
system, you will have to keep both your program and data
files in the A> drive.
To Set Up Your Disk Drives:
1. Go to SETUP on the Main Menu and press <Enter>. Use the
down arrow to move the highlight bar to the DISK DRIVES
option. Press <Enter>. The "Select Drives" screen will
appear.
2. The top left portion of the box is where you indicate the
drive in which your data files (your "work" files) are to be
stored. Do this in the box located directly under the word
"Drive" (the cursor is in this field when the screen first
appears). There will already be an entry in this box because
the Resume Creator assumes that if you are using a two
floppy-drive system, you will keep your data files in the B>
drive; if you are using a single floppy drive, you will keep
your data files in the A> drive; or, if you are using a hard
drive, you will keep them in the C> drive. For most
purposes, you do not have to alter the drive already
specified in this box. However, suppose you are using a
hard drive currently in the C> drive, and you want to store
your files on a floppy disk. You would have to change the
drive specification from "C" to "A". To do so, position the
cursor in the "Drive" field, and type A. Or, press the
<SpaceBar>. This will scroll through all the available
choices. If you are using the <SpaceBar>, press it until the
correct drive appears. Press <Enter>. The cursor will
automatically move to the next field. (You can also manually
move to the next field by pressing the <TAB> key. If you
press <SHIFT><TAB> simultaneously, you will move back to the
previous field.)
3. The next box, "Directory Path," is where you enter the
name of the directory and path you want to save your data
files to. You only need to fill this in if you are using a
hard drive and want to create a special directory for your
files. Since the Resume Creator program is stored in a
directory on your hard drive called \EASY\, your data files
would go into a subdirectory of the \EASY\ directory. For
example, if you want to save your data files in a
subdirectory on your C> drive called \DATA\, you would enter
\EASY\DATA\ in here. Always use the format: \DIRECTORY
name\ SUBDIRECTORY name\.
4. Press the <TAB> key to move the cursor to the "Program
Files Drive" field. This is where you indicate which drive
to store the Resume Creator program files. If you are
running off of floppy disks and want to keep the program in
the A> drive, enter A in the drive field. If you have
installed the program on your hard drive, the program files
are in a directory called \EASY beneath the C:\ directory.
You will enter C in the Drive field, and \EASY\ in the
Directory Path field.
5. Press <F2> to accept. If you do not want to keep the
settings you have specified, press <ESC>. The changes you
made will not be saved and you will return to the Setup
Screen.
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Printer:
If you want your printer to work correctly, you must set it
up using the PRINTER option. The PRINTER option lets you
tell Resume Creator what kind of printer you have and what
port your printer is connected to. Resume Creator will use
this information to print different typefaces, such as bold
or compressed, using your printer's special codes. When you
select PRINTER, the Printer Selection Screen will appear.
1. The list of printers is alphabetical. Use the up and down
arrow keys or the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to move to your
printer name. You can also type the first letter of the
printer's name. When the cursor is on your printer, press
<Enter>. If your printer is not listed, look in your printer
manual to see which printer(s) your printer emulates.
Chances are that one of the printers your printer emulates
is on this list.
2. After you select a printer, the Printer Setup input box
will appear. This is where you select the device name/port
of your printer. The default is "Prn." Press the <SpaceBar>
to display the other choices ("lpt1" and "lpt2"). If you are
not sure what to do, leave the default, "prn." If your
printer is connected to a serial port (com1 or com2), use
the MODE command to redirect printer output to prn. (See the
DOS Manual for more information on the MODE command and
printer ports.) Press <F2> to accept your selection.
Video:
The VIDEO option is where you indicate what kind of graphics
card and monitor you have. You can use the selection that
corresponds to your hardware.
1. Press the <SpaceBar> until the type of video adapter you
have appears. Press <F2> to accept it.
2. If you have a color adapter, the Color Selection Screen
will appear. (If you have a monochrome adapter, you will
return to the Setup Menu). Here, you can select from a
series of screen display colors. Press the <SpaceBar> to
cycle through the available screen color combinations, and
press <F2> to accept the combination you like. NOTE: You
do not need a graphics card to use Resume Creator. The only
feature you will not be able to use is VIEW RESUME. When
selected, the Setup Video screen will appear.
User Manual:
If you wish to view the User Manual while you are using the
program, select this option on the Setup menu. The manual
will then scroll screen by screen. When you want to exit
from the User Manual option, press <Esc>. You will return
to the Setup Menu.
Save Setup:
When you have finished specifying your setup, go to Save
Setup and press <Enter>. This is very important. If you do
not save the setup information, all of your configurations
will be lost as soon as you exit from the program.
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HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM
USING MENUS:
When Resume Creator first comes up on your screen, you will
see several bars across the top of the screen with writing
inside them. The top bar reminds you to use the arrow keys
to move around on the screen and to press <F1> to access
help. It also tells you which Resume Creator function you
are currently using. The second bar is a "menu." The Resume
Creator menu offers four options: RESUME, UTILITY, SETUP
and QUIT. To use the program, you must select one of these
options. When the menu first appears, the RESUME option will
be highlighted. To select another option, you must move the
highlight bar to that option by using the arrow keys. The
right arrow key moves the bar to the right. The left arrow
key moves it to the left. When you move past the last
option, QUIT, the menu will "wrap around" to the first
option. This happens in the other direction, too. When you
move to the left of the first option, RESUME, the QUIT
option will be highlighted.
In addition to this "Main Menu," Resume Creator also has
"drop-down" menus. Each of the three options on the Main
Menu (except QUIT) has secondary options attached to it. To
access, go to an option on the Main Menu and press the
<Enter>, <Shift> or <Caps Lock> key and a "drop-down" menu
will appear beneath that option.
There are two ways to select an option from a drop-down
menu:
1. GRAPHICALLY: Press an arrow key until your option is
highlighted. Thhen press <Enter>.
2. LETTER: Type the first letter of the option you want to
select. For instance, to select RESUME, you would type R.
When you type the first letter, you do not have to press the
<Enter> key--Resume Creator will automatically select the
option for you. If you are on the Main Menu and want to
select an option on a drop-down menu, you must first display
that drop-down menu. For example, to select VIEW RESUME, you
must first select RESUME from the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. The Resume drop-down menu will display. You can
then type V to select VIEW.
When you select an option, Resume Creator will guide you
through whatever steps you have to take to use that option.
If the program needs more information, it will display a
little screen that asks you for whatever information is
needed.
THE BUILT-IN HELP SYSTEM:
Resume Creator has a built-in help system. Whenever you want
help with a program operation, just press <F1>. There are
two parts to the Help system. The first screen that appears
summarizes the keys you can use in Resume Creator. If you
press <F1> again after the first screen appears, the program
will give you information about the operation you were
performing when you first pressed <F1> for help. You can
use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to move through this text.
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The second part of the help system is a Help Index. For help
with a particular function, press <F2>. You will see a list
of the help that is available. Move your cursor to the topic
you want information about and press <Enter>. Detailed text
about the topic you choose will appear. Use the <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to move through this text. Press <Esc> when you
are done. The Help menu will disappear and you will return
to whatever you were doing.
ENTERING INFORMATION INTO "INPUT BOXES":
An input box is a highlighted box which appears on the
screen after you select an option. This is where you will
enter the information to create your resume. These boxes
are set up so you can enter text only in certain places, or
"fields." This prevents you from entering text in the wrong
location. To see an input box, go to the Main Menu,
highlight RESUME and press <Enter>. Then highlight SAVE
RESUME on the drop-down menu and press <Enter>. The box
that comes onto the screen is an input box. In this case,
the input box is asking you to designate a filename for the
resume you want to save. (To get back to the Main Menu,
press <Esc> two times.)
If you make a mistake when typing data into a field, use an
Arrow Key to move the cursor back to the mistake and type
over it. Press the <DEL> key to delete any unwanted
characters.
In some of the input screen fields, there are a limited
number of choices that can be entered. In these cases, the
program has already typed the choices in for you. The
default choices will be displayed. By pressing the
<SpaceBar>, you can toggle through the other selections.
Always check the bottom line of an input box for
instructions telling which keys can be used to enter data
into the current field.
If the list of choices in an input screen is long, you can
press <F3> to display a menu. Then, move the cursor to the
selection of your choice and press <Enter>. After all the
fields are as you want them in the input box, press <F2> to
accept the box. You can re-enter an input box at any time
and change the information in it, if you need to.
ENTERING FILENAMES:
Resume Creator asks you to assign a filename whenever you
save a resume. Filenames can be up to eight characters long.
If you type in a longer filename, the program will end the
name at the eighth character. For example, "retrospective"
would become "retrospe". Filenames should always begin with
a letter and should not have spaces in them. We suggest that
you choose filenames that help you remember the contents of
the file. Resume Creator will automatically insert the
extension ".RSM" to all of your resume files.
If you try to save a file with a filename you have already
used, the program will ask if you want to "overwrite" the
existing file. This means the existing file will be deleted
and replaced by the new file. If you have edited the old
file, overwrite the old version with the new, edited
version. To preserve the old file and also save the new one,
enter a new filename for the latest version of the file.
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To save a file to a drive and directory other than the one
specified in the Setup Menu (DISK DRIVES option), type the
name of the drive and directory along with the filename. If
you want to save a file to a particular directory, that also
must be specified. The drive name must always be followed
by a colon (:) and a backslash (\). The directory name must
also be followed by a backslash. DO NOT LEAVE SPACES AFTER
THE BACKSLASHES. To save a file to a subdirectory, the same
formula applies.
When loading a file, you have two choices. Type in the exact
name of the file you want to load and press <Enter> to load
it. Or, if you forget the exact name of the file you want to
load, you can press <F3> to see a directory of all the
filenames stored on your directory or working disk which you
specified at the SETUP Menu. Use the Up and Down arrow keys
to move the cursor through the list of filenames on the
screen. (You can also use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to move
through the list quickly, and the <HOME> and <END> keys to
move to the first and last filenames in the list
respectively.) When the cursor is on the name of the file
you want to load, press <Enter>.
CREATING YOUR RESUME
SETTING UP YOUR RESUME FORMAT:
At the Main Menu, highlight RESUME and press <Enter>. A
drop-down menu will appear. Use the down arrow to highlight
NEW RESUME and press <Enter>. Another drop-down menu,
listing two resume format options, will appear. The two
options--Student and Professional--represent a different
type of preset format which the program provides to guide
you as you create your resume. These formats can also be
customized to meet your particular needs. Here is a summary
of each:
PROFESSIONAL: A chronological format for those seeking
professional positions. Highlights experience.
STUDENT: For students and recent graduates. Highlights
education and skills.
Select one format and press <Enter>.
PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION:
When you select a resume format and press <Enter>, you get a
screen that has blank spaces for personal information such
as name, address and telephone number which enables the
program to create your resume.
1. When you first see this screen, the cursor will be
flashing in the NAME box. Enter your name exactly as you
want it to appear on your resume. If you want your name to
be capitalized, type it in all uppercase letters.
2. Press <TAB>. You will go to the "Location 1" box. This is
where you type in your primary address. The first line is
labelled "Heading." If you want a heading for your
address, enter a word such as Residence, Permanent, Home,
Temporary, or Office.
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You may even enter dates or times here to specify which
address and/or phone number is valid at which time. If
you do not want a heading for your address, leave this
line blank.
3. Press <TAB>. You will be brought to the Street Address
line. Enter your current street address.
4. Press <TAB> to move to the next line. Enter your city,
state, and zip code here.
5. Press <TAB> to move to the next line. Enter your
telephone number here.
6. Press <TAB>. You will move to the "Location 2" box. If
you have a second address, list it here. If you have only
one address but would like to enter a second telephone
number (e.g., a business or message number), leave the
address lines blank, tab down to the line for Telephone, and
type in your second number here. You can type a label (such
as "work" or "message") next to your number. (Or, you can
enter the label in the "Heading" box.) If you do not want
to list a second address or telephone number, leave this box
blank.
NOTE: If your address is too long to fit on the street
address line, begin entering it on the heading line and
continue with the rest of it on the street address line. If
you choose to do this, you cannot use a heading.
ABOUT THE TITLE & CATEGORY BOXES:
Once all personal data has been entered, you can begin
writing the body of your resume. Press the <TAB> key. You
will move to the Title Box where you can enter a heading for
each category of information in your resume. There will be
quite a few titles already listed. Each entry in the Title
Box is a heading that will appear on your resume. For
example, if the first entry in the Title Box is "Objective,"
the body of your resume will begin with a category labelled
"Objective." NOTE: If you see the message "Locked" on the
Resume Information Screen, press <F7>. This will unlock the
screen so you can move around in it.
To the right of the Title Box is a box labelled "Category."
The Category Box is where you access an input box to fill in
the data associated with each title. For instance, if the
first title on your list is "Objective," you can supply
information about the particular objective you have
established by entering into the Category Box. You then
enter it into a category by highlighting the Category Box
name you want and pressing <F5>.
To the left of each title is a letter. Each letter indicates
a new "Information Block," which is simply a section of data
on your resume which appears as a block. For example, your
"Objective" category would be one information block ("A"),
and your "Professional Experience" category would be a
separate information block ("B").
You can easily change a title. To change the title
"Objective" to "Job Objective," for instance, simply type in
the new title over the old. You can also delete, add, or
rearrange titles.
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To delete a title, position the cursor over it and press
the <SpaceBar>. A blank space will appear where the title
had been. To add a category, type the new title in wherever
you want it. If you delete titles, you will have blank spaces
in your Title Box. To consolidate titles, simply move the
remaining titles into the blank spaces by retyping them one
line up.
Decide which titles you want to include in your resume. If
the preset format you have selected meets your needs, you do
not need to make any changes in the Title Box. If you do
want to make changes, type them in.
Press <TAB> to move to the "Category" Box where you type in
the data to follow each title. The Resume Creator program
has prematched each title to an appropriate category.
Notice, for instance, that the Education title is matched to
the Education category. Some categories provide a
"fill-in-the-blank" format while others are of a "free form"
style. If a title is matched to a category that says "free
form," it simply means that the program provides no preset
format for that category. You will have to type in the data
for that category in a free-form fashion.
If you have added new titles or rearranged existing titles
in the Title Box, they will no longer match the appropriate
categories in the Category Box. You can make changes in the
Category Box to correct any mismatches by moving your cursor
to the mismatched category and pressing the <SpaceBar>. This
will toggle through all ten of the available category
options until the category of your choice appears. You can
also access a menu of available categories by pressing <F3>.
Highlight the appropriate category on the menu and press
<Enter> to accept it.
The available categories are:
Free Form
Computers/Languages
Education
Business Experience
General Experience
Organizations/Societies
Skills/Activities/Awards
Publications
References
A Blank Box (only the title is present to the left)
FINALIZING THE FORMAT:
If you decide to make modifications in the Title and
Category boxes, do it before you begin entering information,
or as you proceed. When you have finished modifying the
format, you can "lock" it so that it will not accept any
additional modifications. This will prevent accidental
changes. To lock the format, press <F7>. If you need to
unlock the format later, press <F7> again.
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USING THE COMMAND KEYS FOR SPECIAL FUNCTIONS:
On the bottom of the Resume Information Screen is a list of
"Command Keys" you can use to perform special functions.
These keys are operational only when they appear highlighted
on the bottom of the screen.
Here is a description of each key and its function:
F1 (Help) Press <F1> and a help screen will appear
with information about the operation you
are performing.
F2 (Accept) Press <F2> to accept any data you have
created on the input screen.
F3 (Menu) Press <F3> for a menu of available
category selections.
F5 (Enter) Press <F5> to access a particular field
of an input box to enter your resume
data.
F7 (UnLock) Press <F7> to lock/unlock the title box.
F9 (View Resume) Press <F9> to view your resume on the
screen.
F10 (Print) Press <F10> to print your resume.
WRITING THE BODY OF YOUR RESUME:
You need to provide data for each of the categories in your
resume format when writing the resume body. This is done by
"entering" into each category.
1. Go to the Category Box. Position your cursor on the first
category, and press <F5>.
2. You will get an input box for that category. If the
category is free form, a blank screen will appear.
Otherwise, provide the required information in the input
box. Press <F2> to save the data you just created in the
input box. Press <F5> to press another entry in the same
category or <Esc> to get back to the main input screen.
3. Press <TAB> to move to the next category, and press <F5>
to enter into that category. Enter information into the
input box as in step 2, above. Continue with each category,
until you have entered information for all of the categories
in your resume. Note: When you enter into the Category
Boxes, certain fields will be bracketed (< >). For instance,
if you enter into the Education Category, the word "School"
is enclosed in brackets. Brackets indicate subheadings. Any
entry in a bracketed field is a subheading. This is
important to note, because you can use special typefaces
(bold, underline, etc.) to accentuate subheadings when you
customize your resume for printing.
Here is a step-by-step guide as an example, using the
Professional category:
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1. Once you have filled in your personal data, press <Tab>
to move your cursor in the category box across from the
title "Position Objective." Suppose you want your title to
say "Objective" rather than "Position Objective." Press
<F7> to unlock the title box, hold down the <Shift> key and
press <Tab> at the same time. The cursor will move back to
the title line for "Position Objective." Press and hold
down the <Del> key until the word "Position" is eliminated.
Then press <Tab> and move your cursor across to the category
box.
2. You are now ready to enter your objective into the free
form input box. Press <F5> to access the input box and
enter your objective information. When you are finished,
press <F2> to accept this information and <Esc> to get back
to the main input screen.
3. You are now ready to enter your professional experience
data. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Professional
Experience Category box. Press <F5> to access the input
box.
4. Type in the company name.
5. Press <Tab>. Type in the company location.
6. Press <Tab>. Type in the name of the
department/division.
7. Press <Tab>. Provide your job title on the position
line.
8. Press <Tab>. You can underline or boldface your title.
Press the <SpaceBar> to toggle to the option you want.
9. Press <Tab>. Enter the dates of your employment in the
date boxes.
10. Press <Tab>. Complete the position description. If
you have written an extensive skills section and want to use
a functional format, you may elect to leave this box blank.
If you do, your positions will be listed one after another
in reverse chronological order. When you are finished,
press <F2> to accept and <Esc> to get back to the main input
box.
Use this as a guideline when completing all of the category
boxes. You may elect to leave any number of the categories
blank if you do not want them included in your resume.
Simply skip over these categories with the <Tab> key. You
can also enter your own titles and use the free form box to
create your own categories.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR RESUME:
Before you print, you may want to customize the layout,
style and type of your resume. The Resume Creator gives you
a selection of design options. To use these features,
highlight RESUME on the Main Menu, press <Enter>, and select
CUSTOM from the drop-down menu. A secondary drop-down menu
will appear which contains the following options: FONTS,
PAGE, STYLE and LAYOUT.
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FONTS:
Highlight "Font" in the submenu and press <Enter> or F. A
font selection box will appear. "Font" refers to the
specific typeface and point size you use. Resume Creator
automatically makes available a selection of fonts you can
use when you select PRINTER on the SETUP menu. Press the
<SpaceBar> to toggle through the font selections available
to you. You can use different fonts in your headings,
subheadings and text body. Note: If a point size box
appears next to the font box, press the <SpaceBar> and
toggle through the list of point sizes and make your
selection.
Next, press <Tab> to move to the typeface box. There are
five typefaces you can choose from: bold, italics,
underline, normal or continuous underline. (Continuous
underline underscores spaces and punctuation marks and
characters. Underline only underscores characters.) Select
the typeface you want for each component of your resume and
press <F2> to accept.
PAGE:
The PAGE option allows you to set margins and indentations
and to designate page length. Go to PAGE on the CUSTOM
submenu and press <Enter>. There are numbers already
entered into the input box. These are the default
values--the program will use these figures unless you
provide alternative values. You can leave these figures as
they are. The default values give you a one inch margin on
all sides, plus a two inch indentation. If this is
satisfactory, press <F2> to accept. If not, enter the
values of your choice in the appropriate boxes. Each number
represents the number of inches from the corresponding
margin.
Top Margin: Distance in inches from top of page to where
resume begins (top to bottom).
Bottom Margin: Distance in inches from top of page to where
resume ends (on that page).
Left Margin: Distance in inches from left edge of paper
to where resume begins (left to right).
Right Margin: Distance in inches from right edge of paper
to where resume ends (right to left).
Page Length: Length of paper in inches.
Body Indent: Distance in inches from left edge of paper
to where indented text begins. This figure
should always be higher than the left margin
figure.
STYLE:
Go to STYLE on the Options submenu and press <Enter>. You
will be asked to determine the style for the following
items:
Your Name: You can choose between centering or
left-aligning.
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Insert Space: You have the option of having one or no space
between your name and address. If you do not want a blank
space, select NO and your name and address will appear as a
single entity.
Indent Type: Select whether to fully indent or semi indent.
If you choose FULL indentation, your text will start two
spaces after your longest heading, on the same line as the
heading. If you use SEMI indent, the text will begin
exactly the number of inches from the left hand column you
designated without regard to the heading length. Semi
indented text always begins two lines below your heading to
avoid overlapping.
Chronological Order: Decide whether to have relevant
entries listed in true chronological order (ending with most
recent experience), reverse chronological order (beginning
with most recent experience), or no chronological order.
The program will automatically sort your entries in the
order you specify. If you entered information in reverse
chronological order when you completed the Category Boxes,
select REVERSE here. Your data will not be rearranged. If
you want to reorder your entries, select TRUE. If you
entered information in random order and want to leave it in
random order, select NONE.
Date: Choose whether to have dates leading, trailing or in
the left margin.
Bullet Character: Select the type of bullet you prefer. If
you do not want to use bullets to set off indented text,
select "nothing." The other bullet options are a dash,
filled circle or lowercase "o".
Press the <SpaceBar> on each option to toggle between
choices and <F2> to accept. You will then be positioned
back to the Customize submenu.
LAYOUT:
This feature allows you to rearrange the information blocks
in your resume and to designate where to insert page breaks,
horizontal lines and double spaces. Highlight LAYOUT on the
CUSTOMIZE submenu and press <Enter>. Each title and
category selected when you wrote your resume is listed in
the input box in the order you entered it in. Notice that
to the left of each heading is a letter signifying the
corresponding information block. You can rearrange the
order of the information blocks--just arrange the letters in
the input box at the bottom of the screen in the order you
would like the information blocks to be arranged. You can
also designate where to insert spaces, horizontal lines and
page breaks by using the following:
COMMA (,) = Double Space
L = Horizontal Line
P = Page Break
Try printing different layouts to see how they look. To
accept a layout, press <F2>. You will return to the
CUSTOMIZE submenu. NOTE: If you do not enter a layout
configuration, the Resume Creator will use the default
layout.
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VIEWING YOUR RESUME ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN:
If you have a graphics adapter card, you can preview the
resume on your screen with the VIEW option. There are two
ways to do this. Either press <F9> while you are creating
your resume, or, if you have exited from the Resume
Information Screen, you can go to RESUME on the Main Menu
and select VIEW from the drop-down menu. When you select
VIEW, your resume will display on the screen showing the
layout, style and fonts you selected. If the typeface is
hard to read, press the plus (+) key. This will make the
screen zoom in. At the bottom of the VIEW screen, you will
see the following commands:
Page: Tells you what page number you are currently viewing.
POS: Specifies the current page position that is shown.
This is the (horizontal, vertical) setting from the upper
left hand corner of the page. If this reads "1:00, 2:00",
you know that you are looking at the portion of the page
starting one inch from the left margin and two inches from
the top of the page.
+Zoom In/-Zoom Out: You can enlarge part of the page by
using the + key or reduce the size of the page by pressing
the - key. There are three Zoom levels. Each Zoom level
will let you see a portion of the page in greater or less
detail. The first level lets you see the entire page on the
screen while each of the other two levels let you see a
"close-up" view of part of the page. The Zoom keys will
only be displayed when appropriate. + Zoom in will not
appear if you are on Level Three and - Zoom Out will not
appear if you are on Level One. NOTE: You must wait for
your computer to execute the Zoom operation. Wait time
depends on the speed of your computer, the fonts you use and
the length of your document.
Arrow Keys: Let you move approximately one inch in the
indicated direction (up, down, left and right). The <SHIFT>
arrow key moves the screen approximately two inches in the
specified direction.
PgUp/PgDn: You can scroll up and down throughout each page
of your resume using the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys
respectively.
Ctrl-PgUp/Ctrl-PgDn: Use the <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn>
keys to view each page of your resume on the screen.
PRINTING YOUR RESUME:
There are two ways to PRINT your resume. Either press <F10>
while you are creating your resume or select PRINT from the
RESUME drop-down menu if you have already exited from the
RESUME INFORMATION screen. When you select PRINT, an input
box will appear asking you to indicate print type, pause on
page feed, and number of copies.
Print Type: The cursor will flash in the PRINT TYPE box.
Press the <SpaceBar> to view the PRINT TYPE options.
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QUALITY: If this is your final copy, select QUALITY for the
highest quality output.
DRAFT: If you need a fast printout of your resume for
editing, select DRAFT.
Press the <SpaceBar> to toggle between these options until
the one you want is displayed. Press <TAB> to move to the
next category.
Pause on Page Feed: Allows you to choose between using
single sheets of paper or continuous feed paper in your
printer. If you are using single sheets of paper, enter YES
for pause on page feed. You will be able to insert another
sheet of paper after each page is printed. If you are using
continuous feed paper, enter NO. The paper will roll
without stopping to the end of the print job. When you are
done, press <TAB>.
Number of copies: Enter the number of copies you want
printed.
Press <F2> to accept PRINT screen. Your resume will be
printed the number of times you designated.
USING WRITE TO FILE:
Select WRITE TO FILE to export your resume out of the Resume
Creator program. If your computer has a Spinnaker word
processing program, you can load it into that program to
further customize your resume. If you use a different word
processing program, we cannot guarantee that you will be
able to load your resume into that program. When you select
WRITE TO FILE, the program will ask for the name of the file
"to output." Type in the name of the file you want to
export. The Resume Creator automatically assigns the
extension .RSP to any exported file. If the name of your
resume was "Smith," the exported resume will be "Smith.RSP."
NOTE: Some of your formatting will be lost in the
import/export process. You can reformat using the commands
in the program you load the file into. YOU CANNOT TRANSFER
A FILE BACK TO THE RESUME SCREENS ONCE YOU HAVE EXPORTED IT
TO ANOTHER PROGRAM.
LOADING YOUR RESUME:
If you have worked on a resume previously and have saved it,
you can bring it back onto your screen by selecting LOAD.
You will be asked to type in the filename under which you
saved the resume. Type in the filename and press <Enter>.
You will return to the Resume drop-down menu. When you exit
back to the Main Menu, the message on the screen will change
from, "NO RESUME CURRENTLY OPEN" to "RESUME OPEN (DRIVE:
FILENAME)." You can also load a resume by pressing <F3>
(when you are in a FILENAME box) to see a directory of your
disk. Highlight the name of the resume you want to load
from the Directory list and press <Enter>.
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USING MODIFY TYPE:
This feature is used to change the format of your resume
after it has been created. If you have created a resume in
the STUDENT format and want to change it to the PROFESSIONAL
format, you can do this by using this function. Select
MODIFY TYPE under RESUME menu. The program will prompt you
to save existing resume, if the resume has not already been
saved. If you select YES, the filename box will appear,
allowing you to save the resume. If you select NO, Resume
Creator will not save the current resume and the program
will continue with the modify option. If there is no resume
being used, the program will respond with the message "No
Resume Resident" and will return to the Main Menu. Use the
Load Resume command to load the resume you want to modify
and then select the MODIFY TYPE option again. Once the
Modify Resume has been selected with a resume in memory, a
drop-down menu listing the two resume types will appear.
Simply select the resume type you wish to convert to. After
the conversion, Resume Creator will go to the Enter Resume
screen with all the information transferred according to the
following program restrictions:
The program will insert existing resume information if there
is an exact match of the category. The exceptions to this
are the free form and skills categories which require an
exact match of the title and category for the information to
be inserted into an existing category. If a match exists,
the title for the original resume category will replace the
one for the resume type you plan to use. If there is not an
exact match, the program will insert the category and the
title after the last existing category in this resume type.
If the program runs out of blank lines at the bottom of the
resume type, you will be asked if you want to delete the
item. If you say YES, the item is deleted. If you say NO,
the Modify Resume option is stopped with no changes made and
the program will return to the resume drop-down menu.
THE UTILITY OPTION
UTILITY allows you to get a directory, remove a file and
format a disk without having to quit the Resume Creator
program. Here is a description of each option:
DIRECTORY:
Use this option to see a directory of all the files on your
disk. The program will display a directory of the disk you
are working on. If you are working in a subdirectory, the
list will only show the files in your subdirectory. The
directory listing includes the names of your files, the file
extensions, size of the file (in bytes), and the date the
file was created or last modified. Use the cursor keys to
scroll through the menu.
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REMOVE FILE:
This option allows you to remove a file from your disk
without leaving the Resume Creator program. Enter the name
of the file to remove or press <F3> to get a directory of
the files on disk. Move your cursor to the file you wish to
erase and press <Enter>. The file will be erased from the
disk.
FORMAT DISK:
The FORMAT DISK option lets you format a blank disk from
within the program. New disks must be formatted before they
can be used. Formatting a disk destroys whatever is on the
disk, so you should not format a disk that contains work you
want to save. Press the <SpaceBar> to select the drive that
will hold the disk to be formatted. Press <Enter> when the
correct drive letter is shown. Place the disk to be
formatted in the drive you specified. You will be asked if
you are sure you want to format the disk. Enter Y for YES
and N for NO. If you enter Y, format will begin formatting
the disk. (If you enter N, you will be returned to the Main
Menu.) Your disk will then be formatted. When finished,
Resume Creator will ask whether you want to format another
disk. If you do, type Y. It will prompt you to insert the
disk. If you do not want to format another disk, type N.
You will return to the Main Menu.
HOW TO QUIT THE RESUME CREATOR
When you are finished using Resume Creator, press <Esc> to
return to the Main Menu. To exit from the program and
return to DOS, go to the Main Menu and select QUIT.
NOTICE:
Easy Working Resume Creator is copyrighted and all rights
are reserved by Spinnaker Software Corp. The distribution
and sale of this product are intended for the use of the
original purchaser only and any additional copies are
UNLAWFUL without written permission from Spinnaker Software
Corp. It is ILLEGAL to use this product on more than one
machine at a time, and to give a copy to someone else.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corp. Easy Working Resume Creator is a registered
trademark of Spinnaker Software Corp. This product is
copyrighted and all rights are reserved by Spinnaker
Software Corporation. The distribution and sale of this
product are intended for the use of the original purchaser
only and for use only on the computer system specified.
Lawful users of this program are hereby licensed only to
read the program from its medium into memory of a computer
for the purpose of executing this program. Copying,
duplicating, selling or otherwise distributing this product
is hereby expressly forbidden.
Copyright 1988 Spinnaker Software Corp., One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA 02139. All rights reserved.
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