How to Edit your CV on your Blackberry Phone.

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Hi guys, a very happy Sunday to you all. I hope you are having a great time. I totally am.
 It's a known fact that many job seekers in Nigeria already have a job. Little wonder a good number of them own blackberry phones. Lol.  Just kidding.


Times could arise when you might need to edit your CV or Cover Letter to suit a specific job before sending it out to the employers. Sometimes also, you might not have quick access to a desktop computer where you can use Microsoft Word.

What then do you do? Send the documents like that? Or Ignore the job?
Please don't! This is one of the major mistakes many job seekers make. Sending a generic CV/Cover Letter that is not tailored to a specific job reduces your chances of getting the job. And of course ignoring a job makes you automatically lose the job.
You have to find a way to always edit your documents and mail them with your blackberry device while on the go without having to depend on a desktop computer!

Today, I am going to show you how to edit your CV(word document) on blackberry using Word To Go.

Word To Go, along with PDF To Go, Sheet to Go, SlideShow To Go, is a component of  Documents To Go which is a software bundle that comes pre-installed on most blackberry devices.

Using Documents To Go, you can view PDF files and view, edit, and format Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on your BlackBerry device.

It comes pre-installed on most blackberry devices. But the version that comes pre-installed might be lacking in some other features you might need for some of your day to day tasks. Like the ability to create new documents right from your blackberry or spell checking in word documents etc. All these features are available on the premium version of the software. An upgrade to the premium version would cost you about
$49.99 (about =N=8,000). Unless you can afford it, I'd advise you stick to the standard pre-installed version.

Since you can't create new word documents right from your blackberry device using the standard version of Word To Go, You can just import your already created document either with a USB cable or sent and downloaded via email.

Here are the steps to edit your document:

1. On your blackberry home, navigate and click on Applications, you'll find the Word To Go app. Click on it. It will take you to a window where you can open recent documents or open a file from any location on your device. You can navigate to the location where you saved your CV to open it.
2. Once open, Word To Go usually keeps a document in view mode(you cannot edit or write to documents in this mode). You will need to set it to Edit mode to be able to modify your document.
3. To switch to Edit mode, click on the blackberry icon button (home button), then scroll down and click on Edit Mode.  Then click inside the document to start editing. 
4. Basically, on this standard version of Word To Go, you are restricted to adding and modifying words on your document. You can't spell check, add hyperlinks, add tables, add bullets and numbering etc. In most cases, I believe this standard version can help you give a minor touch to your CV before dishing it out to employers.
5. Once done, switch to View Mode. To quickly attach and mail your CV to an employer email address, click on the home button (blackberry icon) and then Send via Email. The document automatically attaches itself to the body of your mail. You can then type your mail and send. Viola!

 Sit back and relax, you never can tell, you might be called this time.

Good luck guys. More tips are coming from me.

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