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How to format text using Bold, Italic, or Underline

Learn how to highlight key information in your resume

Rumena Zlatkova avatar
Written by Rumena Zlatkova
Updated over 3 weeks ago

You can make parts of your text Bold, Italic, or Underlined. To start, select the text you want to format. It can be a single word or a longer chunk of text.

A popup will appear with a few options. Look for these three: B U I

B - Bold
U - Underline
I - Italic

To format your text:

  1. Select the text with the cursor.
    The popup with formatting options will appear.

  2. Tap the option you need.

Formatting text: select the text and tap an option

To remove the formatting:

  1. Select the formatted text with the cursor.
    The popup with formatting options will appear with the ones applied switched on.

  2. Tap the option you need to switch off.

Removing text formatting: select the text and tap an option to switch it off

Please note: Custom formatting is not available in all fields. Some parts of the document, like headings and titles, are controlled by the overall design settings for a more consistent look and feel. 

Pro tips:

  • Be very selective with what you highlight in your resume. It’s easy to get carried away, and too much formatting can distract the reader.

  • Do not use Underline for text that is not a link. Use Bold instead.

  • If you use one style to highlight one type of information, use the same style throughout the document. It can be confusing for a reader if you use Bold in one field and Italic in another.

  • Be consistent. If you use Bold in one field, try and use it in all similar fields in the same way. For example, if you use Bold to highlight key data and numbers in one field, try and find the key data and numbers in all the other similar fields and highlight them with Bold, too.

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