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Ok, i’m useless with computer technical stuff & i need help.

Just been filling out an online job application form, when i attached my resume, i got this notification
Please check your CV is a MS Word (*.doc), MS Word 2007 (*.docx), Rich Text Format (*.rtf) or Acrobat (*.pdf) file.
What do i do? How do i change the doccument to what they need?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (10 minutes after post)

If it isn’t already in one of those formats, then you could open your CV and then copy the entire text. Then open word or word pad (depending on what you have on your computer) and paste the text there. Then hit save and tada, it is now a word document (.doc file). Now you can simply add that new file as an attachment to your application.

Hope that helps you.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (22 minutes after post)

You can create pdf files using a really handy cool free software called Primo PDF. I’ve never had any trouble with viruses or anything and I’ve used it for years. It doesn’t give you a bunch of spam or put annoying advertising or symbols on your documents.

http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx

You just open the document and print it. Select Primo PDF as your printer, and tell it where to save the document.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 hour, 22 minutes after post)

if you used any version Microsoft Word it will already be .doc or .docx. rich text format is your basic Notepad or Wordpad saving formats. And a pdf file is, well, a pdf file. you would have had to convert it for that.

IF, and here is the important bit, IF YOU USED ANY OTHER PROGRAM (Not MS Word, Notepad, or Wordpad) like OpenOffice or Lotus Suite, then the file is more than likely not a proper format. this is really easy to fix though.
open document-> go to file -> save as ->you will be given the little window to name your file. UNDER THAT WINDOW is something like “.opd” or “. series of letters>” click that and you should be able to select “.doc” “.docx”. or “.rtf” (maybe even “.pdf”). Select one, save, find that new file and upload it.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 hour, 35 minutes after post)

Yep… You need to copy all the text from your CV and paste it onto a Word document. You can then attach that one to your application. If you’re not sure how to do this… write me or just send me your file by e-mail. I’ll do it for you. Mwwwuah! Hope you’re having a fairly pleasant evening. x

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Burnaby, BC, CA | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 50 minutes after post)

yes just drag your document into “Wordpad” and then save file as an rtf.

Make sure its readable in the wordpad program before save.

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