Creating a Hyperlink Image of a PDF Resume
Introduction
The user
will display a screen shot image of their resume on their personal webpage
under the resume tab. Clicking this picture will link directly to a Scrib or
Google Docs version of the resume.
Before You Begin
- Create a page on your personal
webpage for your resume.
- Save a copy of your resume as
a PDF.
- Open a Scribd or Google Docs account through www.scribd.com or www.docs.google.com.
Creating the Image for the Hyperlink
- Open the PDF version of
your resume, displaying the whole first page on the screen.
- Capture the first page as a
screen shot image and save it to the desktop as a JPEG.
Hint: For instructions on how to take a screenshot on a PC please
click here. If you have a Mac, click command+shift+4.
- Open the JPEG in an
image-editing program. (i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Photo editor,
etc.)
- Crop the resume within the margins of the paper.
- Add a large textbox stating
"Click Image To View Resume" over top of the main page and click save.
Uploading the Resume to Internet Host
1.
Login
into your Scribd or Google Docs account.
2.
Upload
the saved PDF version of your resume.
3.
Copy
and save the URL for later use.
Posting the Hyperlink Image to the Portfolio
1.
Open
up the blog dashboard.
2.
Click
on the Manage tab, scroll down, and select Pages.
3.
Choose
the resume page.
4.
Click
on the insert image button.
5.
Select
Upload New Image above the search box.
6.
Click
Choose File and upload the JPEG version of your resume.
7.
Check
the Use Thumbnail box and click Finish.
8.
Enter
the HTML mode using the <A> button.
Caution: Pay close attention, only delete the URL
specified.
9.
Find
the code that begins as { <a
href="http://... }
and delete the URL within the quotation marks.
10. Replace it with the saved URL of the
online document.
11. Save and publish the page.
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