1. Open your resume file on your computer.
   
   
2. Using “Save As”, save your resume as “text only with line breaks” (shown in the drop-down menu in MS Word). Save and close the file.
   
   At this point your computer will warn you that the document may “contain features that are not compatible with text only format. Do you want to save the document in this format.” Click yes. Close the file.
   
   
3. Now open the new text-only file.
   
   
4. You'll notice that your original format has been altered. Some sentences may be staggered, the font has been changed to courier, and any fancy formatting has disappeared. Review your resume and replace all unsupported characters. For example, bullets may turn into question marks; apostrophes may turn into square blocks. You will need to replace these characters. You can use an asterisk ( * ) to replace bullets. Clean up your resume as needed.
   
   
5. Save the file.
   
   
6. Copy and paste your text-only resume into the box.