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How to create a link to open a pdf resume

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Open CV as a PDF document in a new tab

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Open CV as part of your website content

There are two different ways to add a link to your resume.

Method 1 is the most common and opens your resume as a pdf document when you click on the Curriculum Vitae link in your menu. This is the recommended option as it allows you to keep the CV as a PDF document. It doesn’t redirect the user away from your page but instead opens a new tab in the browser. Method 2 allows you to enter your resume as text on a page on your website. You can also have a resume page with text and a link to your resume below. This can be useful if you’re trying to focus on the highlights of your resume, but also provide a link to the entire document.

The first thing you need to do is navigate to your website’s dashboard. If you are unsure how to do this, please use our tutorial showing how to access your website dashboard.

Once in the dashboard, select Media > Library > Add New from the dashboard menu.

You can also go to the media library and click the “Add New” button.

Next you will see an option to select the files you want. Click the Select Files button.

Next, browse to the location of your resume document saved on your computer and select it. Click “Open”.

Now your PDF document will appear as a file in your media library with the other uploaded images and documents.

Now to view the web address for the PDF file, double click on your resume PDF file, to open them. This will open a screen showing the attachment details as shown below.

Locate the URL on the right side of the screen. Select the entire URL (double-click the address text, or click the address text and then use Ctrl+A to select all). Once you’ve selected the entire URL, copy it either by right-clicking it and selecting “Copy” or by using the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut. You’ll need to keep this on your clipboard for now, so don’t copy anything else until you’ve completed this process.

Next, from the dashboard menu, go to Appearance > Menus.

This will take you to a page with a list of all your menu options. Your menu page should look like the one shown below.

There should already be a menu item on the CV page, but we will delete it and replace it with another link.

Click the drop-down menu Arrow to the right of Curriculum Vitae to expand menu item options. Click Remove.

Now we need to add a new menu item that points to the PDF document. Locate the Links option on the left side of the screen and click the drop-down arrow to expand it.

In the URL field, paste the web address where you saved your PDF resume. This is the URL that we copied to the media library a few steps earlier. To paste it, right-click and select “Paste” or use the shortcut Ctrl+V.

In the “Link Text” field, enter the text that appears in your menu should. Users click on this text to open your CV. Use “Curriculum Vitae” as the link text, then click the Add to Menu button.

Now a new menu item with your link text will appear below the other menu items.

You need to enable an advanced menu property for that Your resume can be opened in a new tab. In the top right corner of this page, below where the toolbar says “Hello,” you’ll see a drop-down menu labeled Screen Options. Click here to open this menu.

Make sure “Link Target” is checked in the screen options.

You can now close the Screen Options menu.

Now scroll back to the newly added Resume menu and click on the drop down menu to expand it. Since we enabled the “Link Target” option, more options are available. Check the box next to “Open link in a new window/tab”.

To rearrange the order of your menu items or create submenus, you can use the menu items Drag and drop or use the Up, Down, and Up buttons.

Important: Save your menu by clicking the “Save Menu” button.

To ensure that the new link works properly, now visit your website to view it as you normally would and navigate to the PDF link in the menu.

If you followed the steps correctly in this tutorial document, you should see a new tab or a Open a new window and view your CV as a PDF document.

The other option is to either enter your resume in plain text as part of your website content, or to provide a direct link to your resume that requires you to click, or a combination of both. To do this, navigate to your site’s home page.

Choose your CV now.

This will take you to a page that looks like this, assuming you haven’t made any changes to your resume page.

Now select “Edit this article” or “Edit Site” in the dashboard toolbar at the top of the screen.

This will take you to the page editor. This works the same way as editing your home page (See: How to edit the home page if you need more details).

Read the text on the image below which highlights your options if you decide How to create your CV:

Adding a bulleted list requires selecting the bullet format option that is currently selected. Below is a screenshot of the enumeration option:

If you wish to provide a link to your “resume”, you must first upload your resume to the media library. This method is shown at the beginning of this tutorial. Upload the file to the media library until you get to the attachment details screen as shown below so you can copy and paste your resume web address. (see below)

If you decide to add a link to a separate CV PDF. For example, enter the text to display for the link. Now highlight the text and then click the Insert/Edit Link button on the editor toolbar.

After clicking Insert/edit link, the following box appears.

Insert the web address of your CV in the URL a. The link will take you there. Select “Open link in new window/tab” so your user is not redirected when opening your resume link. The “Title” field can be left blank; Editing this field does not change the link text. When you’re done, click Add Link.