Procedure: Printing a CV

Introduction

Printing a CV will create the Microsoft Word output of the selected CV. Once the Microsoft Word document has been downloaded and opened in the Microsoft Word, one may send the document to your local network printer, if required.

Procedure

• Compiling and saving a CV in the Research Portal
• Viewing, editing and printing a CV in Microsoft Word

Compiling and saving a CV in the Research Portal

1. Log in to the UCT Research Portal website with your UCT network credentials.

2. Click Compile CV on the Action Menu.

2. The Research Profiles – CV Templates  page opens listing your compiled CVs.

3. Click  Print next to the CV you wish to create the Microsoft Word output of.

• You may need to allow this popup to open in your web browser by adding the Research Portal website to your allowed sites list.

• The names of the dialog boxes below are as it occurs in Internet Explorer, if you are using a different browser they may differ.

3. The Do you want to open or save <CV name> dialog box dialog box appears.

4. Select Save.

5. The selected file is downloaded.

4. The <item name> download has completed dialog box appears.

5. Select Open.

Viewing, editing and printing a CV in Microsoft Word

In Microsoft Word:

5. The CV document appears in protected view.

6. If necessary, click Enable Editing.

6. A warning dialog box may appear: "This document contains fields that may refer to other files. Do you want to update the fields in this document?"

7. Click Yes.

7. The CV document reappears with the content populated according to the Compile CV selections.

8. If necessary, review and make any required changes to the CV.

9. To print your CV on your local network printer:

10. Click File ® Print.

11. Click Print.

12. Click Save to save any changes made to your CV.

13. Click Close to close your CV.

See also:

• Adding a new Full CV

• Editing a Full CV

• Deleting a Full CV

• About printing from Researcher Profiles