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Change Layout of Resumes & Career Letters

The layout of your Resume & Career Letters is very important for ease of reading and clarity.

Below you will find tips and instructions on how to adjust the Headers, Footers and Margins of your Resumes & Career Letters.

Click the type browser you are using: Internet Explorer or FireFox


INTERNET EXPLORER -

Follow these steps to adjust the Margins of your Resume & Career Letters using Internet Explorer -

With your document displayed in Internet Explorer, click the "Print Preview..." link on the File drop down menu



Your document will be printed in the layout displayed.



To narrow or widen the document, place your cursor on the margin indicators at the top of the document. Then, hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse left or right to widen or narrow the document's content.

To shorten or lengthen the document, place your cursor on the margin indicators to the left of the document. Then, hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse up or down to adjust document's content.


Follow these steps to adjust the Headers & Footers of your Resume & Career Letters using Internet Explorer -

With you document displayed in Internet Explorer, click the "Print Preview..." from the File drop down menu



Your document will be printed in the layout displayed.



To add, change, or remove document headers & footers, click the "Page Setup" button in the upper left corner of the Print Preview page. Internet Explorer will open the Page Setup configuration box.



For resumes, we recommend a footer that includes the owner's name preceded by, "Resume for". To accomplish this, simply select "Custom" from the first drop down menu beneath the Footer text. Then, enter text in to the text box as shown.



If you have a multi-page resume, select "Page # of total pages" from the third drop down menu beneath the Footer text. Internet Explorer will automatically calculate the total number of pages to be printed and number each page accordingly.

When done, click OK.



FIREFOX -

Follow these steps to adjust the Margins of your Resume & Career Letters using FireFox -

With your document displayed in FireFox click the "Print Preview..." link on the File drop down menu



Your document will be printed in the layout displayed.



To narrow or widen the document, click the Page Setup button in the top left corner



FireFox will open its Page Setup configuration box



To adjust the dimensions of your document's content, click the "Margins & Header/Footer" tab, and modify the numbers shown in the margin boxes.

When completed click OK.


Follow these steps to adjust the Headers & Footers of your Resume & Career Letters using FireFox -

With you document displayed in FireFox, click the "Print Preview..." from the File drop down menu



Your document will be printed in the layout displayed.



To add, change, or remove header & footer from the document, click the Page Setup button in the top left corner



FireFox will open its Page Setup configuration box




To add, change, or remove the header & footer of your document, select from the drop down menus (beneath the Headers & Footers text) what type of information you would like included printed on your document.


For resumes, we recommend a footer that includes the owner's name preceded by, "Resume for". To accomplish this, simply select "Custom" from the bottom left drop down menu beneath the Header & Footer text. Then, enter text in to the text box as shown.



If you have a multi-page resume, select "Page # of #" from the bottom right down menu beneath the Header & Footer text. FireFox will automatically calculate the total number of pages to be printed and number each page accordingly.

When done, click OK.