Google Docs resume: change your name on your resume
Update your name after marriage, or use the name you go by. This works on the PDF Google Docs exported. Google Docs fonts are open, so any letter you type matches exactly, and invisible line end characters never leave stray spaces.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop the resume PDF from Google Docs into MythosPDF.
- 2.Select your name and type it as you want it.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How Google Docs writes resume PDFs
- • Download as PDF embeds Google Fonts as subsets.
- • Lines often end with an invisible zero width space.
- • Text is positioned word by word.
What happens to the rest of your resume
- • The name keeps its size, weight and colour.
- • A centred name stays centred.
Questions people ask
+What if my new name uses letters the font never had?
The complete font is loaded; for fonts that are not open, you are asked before a close open font is used.
+Is it better to edit in Google Docs?
If you still have the Google Docs version and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already sent, editing the PDF is faster.
Other edits to a Google Docs resume
- Fix a typo on your resume
- Update your job title
- Add a bullet point to your resume
- Edit a bullet point on your resume
- Delete a bullet point from your resume
- Change employment dates on your resume
- Update the phone number on your resume
- Update the email address on your resume
- Add a LinkedIn link to your resume
- Add a portfolio link to your resume
- Update the skills on your resume
- Rewrite your resume summary
- Update the education section
- Add a certification to your resume
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