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On the other hand, here's an article [1] I wrote today, about MS Word 2010. I managed to send out some resumes that look fine, but break when printed. It's no l
by jamieb 15y ago
On the other hand, here's an article [1] I wrote today, about MS Word 2010. I managed to send out some resumes that look fine, but break when printed. It's no longer a WYSIWYG editor apparently.
I suppose its a testament to the faith I had in Word that I didn't try printing it before I sent it out to employers. Others may view it as a lack of testing on my part, which is somewhat embarrassing for a programmer.
[1] http://jamiebriant.tumblr.com/post/20967362687/1-what-ms-word-2010-displays-when-editing-my http://jamiebriant.tumblr.com/post/20967362687/1-what-ms-wor...
- toyg 15y agoIt's a testament to your faith that you didn't send out the resume in PDF. You don't know which fonts they have, which default template or crazy macro they have, or any of the other umpteen ways Word can break your carefully-crafted layout when opening the file on a different pc...
- jamieb 15y agoIts all Arial for that very reason. And I thought PDFs would work. When I first started this process I'd send a link to linkedin but got push-back. So then I tried PDF. Push-back on that too. "Have you got it in Word?"