The editor is a split screen: a form on the left, your document on the right. Understanding three things about it will save you a lot of fiddling.
1. The preview is the document
The right-hand pane isn't an approximation. It's rendered by the same engine that produces your PDF, so what you see is what downloads. If a line breaks awkwardly in the preview, it will break there in the file — which means you can fix it before you send it, not after.
2. Content and design are separate
You never lay out a page here. There are no margin handles, no font pickers on individual fields, no drag-and-drop boxes. Layout, type, and color all come from your template.
That separation is the point: your content is portable. Switch to any other design and every word comes with it, re-typeset for the new layout, with nothing retyped. See switch your resume template.
3. Section order is fixed
Sections always appear in the same order:
- Contact
- Summary
- Work experience
- Education
- Skills
- Projects
- Certifications
- Any custom sections you add
You can't reorder them, and that's deliberate — it's the reverse-chronological order that recruiters and parsers both expect. More on why.
An empty section simply doesn't print, so you don't need to delete the ones that don't apply to you.
Saving
There's no save button. The editor saves about a second after you stop typing. The header shows Unsaved changes while you're mid-edit and a saving indicator while it writes; once that clears, your work is stored.
Good to know
- The Resume / Cover Letter toggle in the header switches between the two documents for the same application.
- AI Review floats near the bottom-right of the editor.
- The current template name sits in the header — click it to change designs.
- The editor is built for a desktop-sized screen. It works best on a laptop or larger.