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ryudo500 05/05/24 6:52:10 PM #1:	I have my resume in pdf format is there a way I can go back and edit my cover letter and resume? like pdf to word and then back to pdf? somehow, lasty tiem I tried it was through adobe and it was a pain since formatting was impossible --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256208] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>I have my resume in pdf formatis there a way I can go back and edit my cover letter and resume? like pdf to word and then back to pdf? somehow, lasty tiem I tried it was through adobe and it was a pain since formatting was impossible </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blackestmage 05/05/24 6:53:49 PM #2:	You could check for a PDF online editor. Also, you could check at your local library if they have InDesign, and modify your PDF from there. --- On va les avoir. <cite>Blackestmage posted [p:980256231] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>You could check for a PDF online editor. Also, you could check at your local library if they have InDesign, and modify your PDF from there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baron_Ox 05/05/24 6:54:05 PM #3:	there are PDF to Word converters online that you can use, which are pretty easy. you just upload the document, and some of the sites you can use offer you the option to make whatever edits you want. just search for "PDF to Word". --- "I could never encapsulate all my cosmicality on my own." - mr. MFN eXquire. https://imgur.com/4CDGncR <cite>Baron_Ox posted [p:980256234] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>there are PDF to Word converters online that you can use, which are pretty easy. you just upload the document, and some of the sites you can use offer you the option to make whatever edits you want. just search for "PDF to Word". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 05/05/24 6:54:50 PM #4:	About ten years ago I used a program called Nitro to edit PDFs. Might or might not still be an option. Might have better options. The best option is just to not use a damn PDF. It's one of the worst formats ever devised, specifically because of how hard it is to edit. Which of course was intentional because the they them their people who conspire against everyone hate you for no reason. --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:980256244] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>About ten years ago I used a program called Nitro to edit PDFs. Might or might not still be an option. Might have better options.The best option is just to not use a damn PDF. It's one of the worst formats ever devised, specifically because of how hard it is to edit. Which of course was intentional because the they them their people who conspire against everyone hate you for no reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 6:56:37 PM #5:	oh okay sounds like its not AS hard as I thought. dk why i had to do adobe to edit so i prolly didnt look hard --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256262] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>oh okay sounds like its not AS hard as I thought. dk why i had to do adobe to edit so i prolly didnt look hard </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ryudo500 05/05/24 7:06:35 PM #8:	my issue is I need to ADD to my resume. so could I go from pdf to word? --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256402] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>my issue is I need to ADD to my resume. so could I go from pdf to word? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 05/05/24 7:06:56 PM #9:	Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf <cite>MrResetti posted [p:980256406] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 7:14:28 PM #10:	MrResetti posted... Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf ok this makes sense --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256496] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>MrResetti posted... </cite><quote>Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf</quote>ok this makes sense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 05/05/24 7:17:32 PM #11:	MrResetti posted... Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf I would start over in word instead of adding footnote edits. Can you just highlight, copy paste any lengthy text sections? --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:980256534] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>MrResetti posted... </cite><quote>Print screen the resume, paste into a blank MS Paint file, save as jpeg, paste into MS Word, add footnotes to explain your edits, export to pdf</quote>I would start over in word instead of adding footnote edits. Can you just highlight, copy paste any lengthy text sections? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 05/05/24 7:18:56 PM #12:	Just write up your resume in LibreOffice, keep a copy in the document format, then export it to PDF when you need to. --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:980256559] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Just write up your resume in LibreOffice, keep a copy in the document format, then export it to PDF when you need to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 05/05/24 7:19:16 PM #13:	just retype it how did you end up having your resume only as a PDF? --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:980256565] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>just retype ithow did you end up having your resume only as a PDF? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 7:22:15 PM #14:	thronedfire2 posted... just retype it how did you end up having your resume only as a PDF? i could copy and paste it into word no? --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256602] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite><quote>just retype ithow did you end up having your resume only as a PDF?</quote>i could copy and paste it into word no? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bevan306 05/05/24 7:22:17 PM #15:	Upload it to Google Drive then open with Docs, it will convert it for you. You can make changes and export as PDF --- http://rateyourmusic.com/~bevan http://i.imgur.com/5Ta28.jpg <cite>bevan306 posted [p:980256603] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Upload it to Google Drive then open with Docs, it will convert it for you. You can make changes and export as PDF </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 05/05/24 7:24:21 PM #16:	ryudo500 posted... i could copy and paste it into word no? no. a PDF is basically just a screenshot. any PDF editor is just taking that screenshot and inserting text boxes into it. --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:980256626] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>ryudo500 posted... </cite><quote>i could copy and paste it into word no?</quote>no. a PDF is basically just a screenshot. any PDF editor is just taking that screenshot and inserting text boxes into it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 05/05/24 7:25:14 PM #17:	bevan306 posted... Upload it to Google Drive then open with Docs, it will convert it for you. You can make changes and export as PDF Thats probably the easiest option --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:980256636] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>bevan306 posted... </cite><quote>Upload it to Google Drive then open with Docs, it will convert it for you. You can make changes and export as PDF</quote>Thats probably the easiest option </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 7:26:35 PM #18:	bfslick50 posted... Thats probably the easiest option didnt know that --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256659] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>bfslick50 posted... </cite><quote>Thats probably the easiest option</quote>didnt know that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 7:26:58 PM #19:	bfslick50 posted... Thats probably the easiest option this is google word tho no? --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256660] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>bfslick50 posted... </cite><quote>Thats probably the easiest option</quote>this is google word tho no? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bevan306 05/05/24 7:35:01 PM #20:	Docs is the Google equivalent to Word, less powerful but free and cloud-based so you'll have the document for next time so long as you retain access to the Google account you have it stored on --- http://rateyourmusic.com/~bevan http://i.imgur.com/5Ta28.jpg <cite>bevan306 posted [p:980256762] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Docs is the Google equivalent to Word, less powerful but free and cloud-based so you'll have the document for next time so long as you retain access to the Google account you have it stored on </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kai_Laguna 05/05/24 7:36:01 PM #21:	iirc firefox recently got a built in pdf editor. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:980256781] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>iirc firefox recently got a built in pdf editor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad_Cow46 05/05/24 7:37:37 PM #22:	Use this https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/pdf-to-word.html --- a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory ~ Robinware456 2546 <cite>Mad_Cow46 posted [p:980256800] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Use thishttps://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/pdf-to-word.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ryudo500 05/05/24 7:41:28 PM #24:	i was thinking copy and paste to something but all these options you guys are giving me --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256846] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>i was thinking copy and paste to something but all these options you guys are giving me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 7:42:05 PM #25:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] that what im fucking worried about maybe just legit re type it and format it to word might take an hour or two but what ever --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980256855] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> that what im fucking worried aboutmaybe just legit re type it and format it to word might take an hour or two but what ever </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 05/05/24 7:45:42 PM #26:	Just retype it, surely it's not even two pages. Do it in Google Docs and you'll never lose it, can easily share it, and you can save it as PDF whenever you like. <cite>tankboy posted [p:980256904] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Just retype it, surely it's not even two pages. Do it in Google Docs and you'll never lose it, can easily share it, and you can save it as PDF whenever you like.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 05/05/24 9:13:59 PM #27:	If your resume is so daunting that you'll spend more time retyping it than you've already spent trying not to, you need to prune it down anyway. One page is ideal. The longest I've done is one and about a fifth. I mean, we are talking resume and not CV, right? --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:980258035] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>If your resume is so daunting that you'll spend more time retyping it than you've already spent trying not to, you need to prune it down anyway.One page is ideal. The longest I've done is one and about a fifth.I mean, we are talking resume and not CV, right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 05/05/24 9:15:34 PM #28:	Protip, you can save it as a docx and export it to PDF if you just have to have a PDF version of it, and treat it like printing the thing--it's a copy for distribution, while the not-stupid docx version is still the document of record. --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:980258056] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Protip, you can save it as a docx and export it to PDF if you just have to have a PDF version of it, and treat it like printing the thing--it's a copy for distribution, while the not-stupid docx version is still the document of record. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 05/05/24 9:16:06 PM #29:	Microsoft word can open PDFs <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:980258063] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Microsoft word can open PDFs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 10:56:14 PM #30:	RetuenOfDevsman posted... If your resume is so daunting that you'll spend more time retyping it than you've already spent trying not to, you need to prune it down anyway. One page is ideal. The longest I've done is one and about a fifth. I mean, we are talking resume and not CV, right? its 3 pages and CV is 1 page --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980259446] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>RetuenOfDevsman posted... </cite><quote>If your resume is so daunting that you'll spend more time retyping it than you've already spent trying not to, you need to prune it down anyway.One page is ideal. The longest I've done is one and about a fifth.I mean, we are talking resume and not CV, right?</quote>its 3 pages and CV is 1 page </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__starsnostars 05/05/24 11:13:31 PM #31:	Recreate it in paint. --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyXIXyAZq0 Please consider adopting a cat from your SPCA or local animal shelter. <cite>__starsnostars posted [p:980259645] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Recreate it in paint. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/05/24 11:17:14 PM #32:	@bevan306 how do I upload my pdf to google drive? --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980259694] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>@bevan306how do I upload my pdf to google drive? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Perthboy 05/06/24 12:25:39 AM #33:	Microsoft Edge lets you edit pdfs. It's not just for downloading firefox. --- "I likes to be oiled." Testikles <cite>Perthboy posted [p:980260406] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>Microsoft Edge lets you edit pdfs. It's not just for downloading firefox. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shironinja 05/06/24 12:28:56 AM #34:	MS Paint is the tool of choice for these type of situations just screenshot it into Paint, make the modifications (using a different color text for each revision is good practice) and then print it off and start mailing it out to candidate roles. --- Now or never. <cite>shironinja posted [p:980260445] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>MS Paint is the tool of choice for these type of situations just screenshot it into Paint, make the modifications (using a different color text for each revision is good practice) and then print it off and start mailing it out to candidate roles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 05/06/24 12:35:42 AM #35:	ryudo500 posted... its 3 pages and CV is 1 page Good gracious dude. If they want your life story, they'll call. You just need to list your education and/or experience. And limit your experience to like three or four positions. Anyway, no, a CV is like a resume if you're applying for CEO and they're much longer. --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:980260520] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>ryudo500 posted... </cite><quote>its 3 pages and CV is 1 page</quote>Good gracious dude. If they want your life story, they'll call.You just need to list your education and/or experience. And limit your experience to like three or four positions.Anyway, no, a CV is like a resume if you're applying for CEO and they're much longer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/06/24 2:15:19 AM #36:	RetuenOfDevsman posted... Good gracious dude. If they want your life story, they'll call. You just need to list your education and/or experience. And limit your experience to like three or four positions. Anyway, no, a CV is like a resume if you're applying for CEO and they're much longer. well I have a packet with CV, resume and reference letter that 4pages total i uploaded it on drive and now have it on drive. it just the formatting is off so I either re write it or find a way to make new format consistent within word --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET NBA <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:980261235] in how would ... [t:80763052]...</cite> <quote>RetuenOfDevsman posted... </cite><quote>Good gracious dude. If they want your life story, they'll call.You just need to list your education and/or experience. And limit your experience to like three or four positions.Anyway, no, a CV is like a resume if you're applying for CEO and they're much longer.</quote>well I have a packet with CV, resume and reference letter that 4pages totali uploaded it on drive and now have it on drive. it just the formatting is off so I either re write it or find a way to make new format consistent within word </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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