HOW TO MAKE YOUR ELECTRONIC RESUME Relax, this is going to be easy. The first thing you need to do, if you want to save the example files, is make copies of the text files we are going to change to make the resume yours. To do this, just use the DOS copy command as follows. At the DOS prompt, type COPY HISTORY.TXT HISTORY.MRT [ENTER] COPY PERSONAL.TXT PERSONAL.MRT [ENTER] COPY SKILLS.TXT SKILLS.MRT [ENTER. (See your DOS manual for more information on how to use the copy and/or rename commands). This way you will always have the original files should you wish to refer to them later, but the .TXT files are still there for you to edit for your own use. For this program to work, it MUST be able to access the files HISTORY.TXT PERSONAL.TXT SKILLS.TXT. You may change the content of these files as much as you wish. You must NOT change the names. Onward. Below, you see a total of six buttons. The top three open a Public Domain text editor called TE.EXE and the appropriate file to be edited. TE is very easy to use, just push F1 for help at any time to see your options. These buttons enable you to edit the files in the same directory where you are now viewing this. Once you click on one of these buttons or press the appropriate key, the first thing you need to do is set the margin in TE. Do this by holding down the [Ctrl] key and then pressing the [Q] and [M] keys. The bar at the top of your screen will guide you. Set the left margin to 1, press [Enter]. Set the right margin to 60, press [Enter]. Set the page length to 60 or 70. You can now push your [Insert] key (or [Ctrl] and V) to just type over the existing text or you can type yours and then just delete Mortimer's text. When finished just press [F4] and you will be told the file has been modified, save file? Press [Y]. TE will then ask "Save file as (personal, history or skills).txt?" Press [Y] again and TE will exit and save the file. Pretty simple. After doing this, you can then use the next three buttons. They do just what they say they will. They copy everything you need for your resume to your A: or B: drive. If this application is installed on your hard drive for instance (recommended), you can just use this to copy your resume files to a floppy disk. All files necessary to your resume will be copied. BE SURE YOU HAVE A BLANK, FORMATTED FLOPPY IN THE APPROPRIATE DRIVE (A 360 K floppy will hold the necessary files, use any size you wish). When this is done, a file called GO.RSM will be renamed GO.BAT and the Text Editor will call this file for editing so that you can put your name, address and phone numbers in where indicated. Just be sure that you don't change any of the "ECHO" entries at the beginning of the lines. ECHO means, "display this line." Any line where you enter your information MUST begin with ECHO. The third button is for copying all files to your hard drive C:. This button will copy files necessary to your resume to the C:>\MYRESUME directory. THIS IS ONLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU ARE RUNNING THIS PROGRAM FROM A FLOPPY. Even then, results may be unpredictable depending on your system. It is probably safer to just copy all necessary files using DOS commands. To do this: Make a directory on your hard drive called MYRESUME (or whatever legal DOS directory you want to call it. Eight letters or less), by typing at the C:> prompt; MD \MYRESUME [Enter]. Then return to this file and type; COPY *.RSM C:\MYRESUME [Enter] COPY PERSONAL.TXT C:\MYRESUME [Enter] COPY HISTORY.TXT C:\MYRESUME [Enter] COPY SKILLS.TXT C:\MYRESUME [Enter] COPY TE.EXE C:\MYRESUME [Enter] Then change to your C:\MYRESUME directory and rename GO.RSM to GO.BAT. Then use TE.EXE (or your own word processor) to edit GO.BAT as explained two paragraphs above. Once this is done, the last thing that the end user will see is your name, address and phone number. It will appear on their monitor after viewing your resume and remain there until they execute another program or command. That's all there is to it, nothing else to do. To see how the completed resume looks, just type GO and press [Enter]. TE will also be copied with the other appropriate files so that it can be used for changes and revisions if needed. In your working directory (C:>MYRESUME for instance), just type TE FILENAME.TXT [Enter]. For example: TE SKILLS.TXT [Enter] will open SKILLS.TXT provided both files are in the current directory. You can of course use any word processing program that has ASCII text capability to edit the three files. TE is provided for your convenience.If you use your own word processor, be sure that it has ASCII capability. This is the format the text files must be created and edited in. ASCII is also sometimes called DOS text and usually has the file extension *.txt. Most word processors allow you to work with and save files in this format. About all you have to do now is put a snazzy label on your disk and send it off. Just be sure you put something on the label like "Type GO [Enter]." That's all your end user has to do, access the drive and type GO. That simple, nothing to it! This will definitely put you ahead of the competition. Be sure and include these same instructions in your cover letter. I told you it would be easy. If you want these instructions handy just make sure your printer is online and press the [P] key. These instructions will be printed for easy reference. IMPORTANT POINTS A REVIEW Copy the files HISTORY.TXT, SKILLS.TXT, PERSONAL.TXT to a different file name or directory so that you will still have them for reference (if desired). Their importance is strictly in how they are set up to be viewed. DO NOT copy your info in these files in the same format as they were made in each of the examples for Mortimer. You are welcome to use ONE of the formats, but whichever you choose, use it for each of the three files so your resume will look consistent and professional. This program will work best if installed on your hard drive. When installed on your hard drive, you can make your resumes and copy necessary files to a floppy disk within the program. Very simple. If you wish to copy the files yourself to send your resume, you need to copy the following files: *.RSM (ALL FILES WITH THE .RSM EXTENSION) PERSONAL.TXT HISTORY.TXT SKILLS.TXT GO.RSM must be edited to display your name, address etc., and it must be renamed GO.BAT. Do not change anything in this file except YOUR NAME etc. If you are having trouble, just play with it a little, it's pretty simple. - END FILE -