[deb]

Thank You Doug,
I did create my resume as a word document, but when I add it as an
attachment it still looses the formatting. Of course I e-mailed it to myself
to see if it was acceptable, which it was, but when I submit a copy for a job
application it looks nothing like my original document. When I printed out
the e-mail attachment that I sent to myself it looks exactly as the original,
with the bullets and correct spacing, but if I try to copy and paste it
everything is out of allignment and it is double spaced.
I spent about four hours composing this resume on my own because I don't
really know how to use the templates. The bottom line is, I need a job.
I did go to Google for PrimoPDF and downloaded it, but how do you convert
it? I could really use a computer tutor!! Oops, I forgot I divorced him!
He-He, I hope you are laughing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Deb

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

I would suggest that you covert it to .pdf format and send it as an
attachment to the email. If you don't have a .pdf converter, Google for
PrimoPDF.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
I just got a new computer 3 weeks ago and updated my resume. I did it from
scratch because I couldn't figure out how to use the templates, and I
didn't
care for any offered anyway. I created it as a word document but when I
send
it through e-mail the format is nothing like my original document. It is
all
out of allignment. If I try to copy and paste it the bullets will not
appear.
I lost my job 2 months ago so this is an immense issue for me. Can anyone
advise me what I need to do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Terry Farrell]

The main problem is that Word uses the printer parameters (extracted by
interrogating the printer driver) to lay out the document. If you change
printer, Word sees different parameters, so the layout changes. This can be
reduced by using the option under Tools, Options, Compatibility tab and
selecting Use Printer Metrics: but this is far from perfect either.

Another possibilities is that all your styles are based on normal style, so
if the end user has complete different settings for normal style, it may
change all the styles you used.

As previously suggested, the only real solution is to use PDF (portable
document format) which is the only sure way to keep the layout in tact.
There are several cheap PDF writers available. I've used PDF995 for many
years with excellent results. But there are any to others too.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
Thank You Doug,
I did create my resume as a word document, but when I add it as an
attachment it still looses the formatting. Of course I e-mailed it to
myself
to see if it was acceptable, which it was, but when I submit a copy for a
job
application it looks nothing like my original document. When I printed out
the e-mail attachment that I sent to myself it looks exactly as the
original,
with the bullets and correct spacing, but if I try to copy and paste it
everything is out of allignment and it is double spaced.
I spent about four hours composing this resume on my own because I don't
really know how to use the templates. The bottom line is, I need a job.
I did go to Google for PrimoPDF and downloaded it, but how do you convert
it? I could really use a computer tutor!! Oops, I forgot I divorced him!
He-He, I hope you are laughing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Deb

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

I would suggest that you covert it to .pdf format and send it as an
attachment to the email. If you don't have a .pdf converter, Google for
PrimoPDF.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
I just got a new computer 3 weeks ago and updated my resume. I did it
from
scratch because I couldn't figure out how to use the templates, and I
didn't
care for any offered anyway. I created it as a word document but when I
send
it through e-mail the format is nothing like my original document. It
is
all
out of allignment. If I try to copy and paste it the bullets will not
appear.
I lost my job 2 months ago so this is an immense issue for me. Can
anyone
advise me what I need to do? Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If you install the PrimoPDF software, it will appear as a printer when you
select Print from the File menu.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
Thank You Doug,
I did create my resume as a word document, but when I add it as an
attachment it still looses the formatting. Of course I e-mailed it to
myself
to see if it was acceptable, which it was, but when I submit a copy for a
job
application it looks nothing like my original document. When I printed out
the e-mail attachment that I sent to myself it looks exactly as the
original,
with the bullets and correct spacing, but if I try to copy and paste it
everything is out of allignment and it is double spaced.
I spent about four hours composing this resume on my own because I don't
really know how to use the templates. The bottom line is, I need a job.
I did go to Google for PrimoPDF and downloaded it, but how do you convert
it? I could really use a computer tutor!! Oops, I forgot I divorced him!
He-He, I hope you are laughing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Deb

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

I would suggest that you covert it to .pdf format and send it as an
attachment to the email. If you don't have a .pdf converter, Google for
PrimoPDF.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
I just got a new computer 3 weeks ago and updated my resume. I did it
from
scratch because I couldn't figure out how to use the templates, and I
didn't
care for any offered anyway. I created it as a word document but when I
send
it through e-mail the format is nothing like my original document. It
is
all
out of allignment. If I try to copy and paste it the bullets will not
appear.
I lost my job 2 months ago so this is an immense issue for me. Can
anyone
advise me what I need to do? Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.

[ChrisM]

In message ,
Deb Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

Thank You Doug,
I did create my resume as a word document, but when I add it as an
attachment it still looses the formatting. Of course I e-mailed it to
myself to see if it was acceptable, which it was, but when I submit a
copy for a job application it looks nothing like my original
document. When I printed out the e-mail attachment that I sent to
myself it looks exactly as the original, with the bullets and correct
spacing, but if I try to copy and paste it everything is out of
allignment and it is double spaced.
I spent about four hours composing this resume on my own because I
don't really know how to use the templates. The bottom line is, I
need a job.
I did go to Google for PrimoPDF and downloaded it, but how do you
convert it? I could really use a computer tutor!! Oops, I forgot I
divorced him! He-He, I hope you are laughing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Deb

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

I would suggest that you covert it to .pdf format and send it as an
attachment to the email. If you don't have a .pdf converter, Google
for PrimoPDF.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Deb" wrote in message
...
I just got a new computer 3 weeks ago and updated my resume. I did
it from scratch because I couldn't figure out how to use the
templates, and I didn't
care for any offered anyway. I created it as a word document but
when I send
it through e-mail the format is nothing like my original document.
It is all
out of allignment. If I try to copy and paste it the bullets will
not appear.
I lost my job 2 months ago so this is an immense issue for me. Can
anyone advise me what I need to do? Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.

This discussion has strayed somewhat from your original question...!
Deb: Have you managed to get a handle on creating a PDF file, or otherwise
solved your problem?

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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)