         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.

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