How to Align the Dates on Your Resume

Dear Rising 2L, This legal resume tip explains how to make all your date entries line up perfectly, flush with the right margin.

Instead, I know, you’ve been tabbing and spacing over, trying to get it “just right” so your dates look straight.

Well, they don’t.

(When I turn on Word’s “Reveal Formatting” thing, I see all the little arrows and dots and sigh.)

Here’s an easier way.

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-ᴘᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴏʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴ.

-ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ > ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛ > ᴛᴀʙ > ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴀʙꜱ

-ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴇɴ, ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ > ꜱᴇᴛ ᴛᴀʙ > ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ɪɴ 6.5 (ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴꜱ); ᴀʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ: ʀɪɢʜᴛ; ɴᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

-ʜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʙ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ

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Try it, and Voila!

🗳️ Please ask me if you have any questions or trouble implementing.

Fondly,
💌 Amanda

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