Some MS Word tips useful for CV making

This section introduces you to a few feature s of MS word that are commonly found useful in CV
making. These are only indicative and in no way exhaustive. In case you are already aware or
can develop superior formatting techniques, we strongly encourage you to use them.

Split Cell
It is advisable to write your CVs in the form of ONE single table so as to ease formatting.
However, different sections of the CV will have different number and widths of columns. In such
a case, it is advisable to split single rows into desired number of rows and columns, instead of
adding new columns.
For example, suppose you want to create an Academics section with 3 rows for X, XII and UG.
Following can be the indicative steps

Insert a couple of rows

Right click on the row you want to split, and click on Split Cells

In the console that appears, enter the number of row and columns you want the row to
be split into

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Your CV section is ready, go ahead and type in the data

Cell Bordering
When you are listing several points in the same section and want to add a year column on the
right, it is advisable to write the points on different rows of the table and then do required
formatting.
Example,

Follow the steps mentioned in the previous section to create a n x 2 table ( n = number
of CV points) and fill in relevant data

Now select the relevant cell/s and go to the border icon

in the paragraph section.
Use the various options there to obtain the display of your choice

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You can also use this technique to create a blank row that acts as a divider between 2
sections of your CV

Indents of bullet lists

Instead of manually adjusting indents of bullet lists at different parts of your CV, select
the list whose indent you want to adjust and click on the small arrowhead on the bottom
right of Paragraph in Home tab.

In console that open, you can enter value for left indent for that particular list. This will
enable you to maintain same indentation across multiple bullet lists on your CV.

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