Thursday, April 30, 2009

Discover The Easiest Way To Create A Professional Resume!

Still wondering how to write a professional resume?

Or you are looking for help? Then, here I show you how to make it within minutes!

Here is the step-by-step guides, easy way to create it using the Microsoft Word wizard.

To create a resume using the Wizard

  • From the File menu, click New.
  • In the New Document task pane, under Templates section, click On my computer.
  • New document task pane
    From the Templates dialog box, click the Other Documents tab.
    Template dialog box
  • Double-click on the Resume Wizard. This will start the Wizard, clickNext to continue.
  • You will see the screen below:
  • Resume wizard - Style
  • You can style you like and click Next.
  • Choose the type of resume you would like to create, maybe you can choose 'Professional' and click Next.
  • Resume wizard - Address
    Fill in your name and contact info before proceed by clicking Nextbutton.
    Resume wizard - Standard headingsChoose the resume standard headings according to your needs and qualifications. Remember, you need to fill up those particulars later as you tick. Click Next.
    Resume wizard - Optional headingsThen, you can add some optional headings to your resume such as objectives, hobbies, etc. Click Next to continue.
    Resume wizard - Add headings
  • You can add extra heading that is not in the wizard as needed here. You also can rearrange the headings in the page using the Move Up and Move Down buttons. Click Next to continue.
  • To finish the wizard, click on the Finish button. You can see the resume headings are added to your document and you can start entering data to your resume.
  • Wednesday, April 15, 2009

    Word 2003 Drawing Toolbar: How to use and fully utilize it?

    Drawing toolbar can be use to create a drawing that contains many objects, i.e. circles, lines, autoshapes, arrows, etc and they can be layered behind each other.
    Word Drawing toolbar pic1

    To display a drawing toolbar

  • From the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Drawing.
    OR right-click on an existing toolbar and choose Drawing from the drop down list.

    To create a drawing

  • In the toolbar, click on the AutoShapesicon and choose a shape from one of the menus.
  • Draw your object on the document by dragging the mouse and holding down the left mouse button.
  • Please practices as much as possible the different shapes from theAutoShapes icon in order to get familiar with it.
    Note: You only can draw objects in Microsoft Word when you are in Print Layout view.
    Drawing toolbar icons and functions are listed below:
    DrawEnables you to apply lots of changes to the drawing object such as flip, rotate, text wrapping, etc.
    Select ObjectsEnables you to select a particular drawing object.
    AutoShapesClick on the AutoShapes button to bring up a list of shape menus.Drag the mouse on to a selected set of shapes and select one from the list.
    LineUsed to draw a line. To draw perfectly horizontal or vertical line, depress the Shift key while dragging.
    ArrowUsed to draw a line with an arrowhead on it.
    RectangleUsed to draw a rectangle. To draw perfect square, depress the Shift key while dragging.
    OvalUsed to draw an oval. To draw perfect circle, depress the Shift key while dragging.
    Text BoxUsed to draw a text box into which you can enter text.
    Vertical Text BoxUsed to draw a text box into which you can type a vertical text.
    Insert WordArtUsed to insert WordArt.
    Insert Diagram or Organization ChartUsed to insert Diagram or Organization Chart.
    Insert Clip ArtUsed to insert clipart.
    Insert PictureUsed to insert pictures from the location that you saved before.
    Fill ColorUsed to fill a drawing object with a color or shading.
    Line ColorUsed to define the line color of a drawing object.
    Font ColorUsed to formats the selected text with the color you pick.
    Line StyleUsed to define the line style used by an object.
    Dash StyleUsed to define the dashed line style used by an object.
    Arrow StyleUsed to define the arrow line style.
    Shadow StyleClick the shadow style you want for the selected object.
    3-D StyleClick the 3D style you want for the selected object.

    To draw lines, arrows, rectangles and ovals

  • Click on the icon you wish to select on the Drawing toolbar, i.e. click on the Oval icon, to draw an oval.
  • Move to the position on the document that you wish to draw the object.
  • Depress the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create the size of object you require.
  • Release the mouse button when the object is the desired length or shape.


    To create a text box

  • From the View menu, click Print Layout to ensure you are in this view.
  • Place the insertion point where you want to create the Text Box.
  • From the Insert menu, click Text Box.
    OR click on the Text Box icon on the Drawing toolbar.
  • Position the cross-hair pointer using the mouse and depress the left mouse button. Drag the mouse until the size you require, then release the mouse button.
  • The text box will appear in the document, and you can now type in text or import a graphic into the text box.


    To create a WordArt object

  • Move the insertion point to the location where you want to insert aWordArt object.
  • From the Insert menu, point to Picture and click WordArt
    OR click on the WordArt icon on the Drawing toolbar or WordArt toolbar.
  • From the WordArt Gallery select a style to use and click on the OKbutton
    OR double-click on the intended style.
  • From the Edit WordArt Text dialog box displayed, enter the required text in the 'Your Text Here' area.
  • Click on the OK button to insert the WordArt. Tip: Right clicking on theWordArt will bring up a menu with a number of options. A particularly good option is Format WordArt that will let you format your WordArt in detail. You also can edit the WordArt using WordArt toolbar.


    To insert a clipart

  • Click on the Insert Clip Art icon, located on the Drawing toolbar to open the Clip Art side pane.
  • Clip Srt Pane pic2
  • The Search for: field allows you to enter one or more words pertaining to a specific graphic you wish to search for. Once enter, click on Go button to begin search. Note: Most of the time, this required Internet connection. If you do not have, then…
  • Click on the Organize clips… (blue color wordings)
  • From the Microsoft Clip Organizer window, double-click on the Office Collections.
  • Microsoft Clip Organizer window pic3
  • As you can see, there are sub-categories such as academic, agriculture, etc. Each category has few clip arts on it.
  • Click on the down arrow at the right hand side of the picture and selectCopy.
  • Microsoft Clip Organizer2 pic4
    Position your mouse cursor at the location where you wish to place the clip art. Click the Paste icon on the Formatting toolbar.