Document Manager - Help With Naming and Uploading Your Resume Documents & PDFs

Resume Builder - Help With Document Files

Multimedia Resume Documents-Display-Builder Interface -- Attach Documents & PDFs

You can attach multiple document files (.pdf, .doc, .rtf, and .txt resumes, press clippings, reviews, comp cards, bios, cover letters, etc.) to your BackStage.com Multimedia Resumes. Each resume can display 20+ document items.

Simply create a new resume or click the "Edit" button next to one of your existing resumes, and then click the "Documents" tab on the resume builder/editor interface. Then click on the "Browse" button next to the "New Document File " option to begin document files to your account.

Then click the "Add" button to add each document item to your resume(s) -- you can share your documents across all of the resumes within your account, or add unique document items to every individual resume, and/or showcase all of your document items on a single resume.

Instructions, Tips & Tricks:

• Assign each document item a good (short, descriptive, and accurate) "Display Name," since the Display Name will be seen by employers and casting directors. (Note: The" Display Name" is the name that you assign to each document item when you upload it to your BackStage.com resume account; the "Display Name" is not the Filename, although the Filename and Display Name can be similar, if you'd like. Example: A good Filename might be JoeActorPressClippings.pdf, while a good Display Name for this file might be "Joe Actor's Press Clippings")

• The following file types are accepted: .pdf, .doc, .rtf, and .txt

• The file size cannot exceed 250KB.

• Document filenames should not contain special characters, such as quote marks, apostrophes, and other punctuation, inlcuding ~!@#$%^&*-)(",'. Spaces should also be avoided in filenames. Instead, only use normal letters, numbers, and the "underscore" character (_) to name files prior to uploading the files to your BackStage.com resume account. The use of special characters in filenames is a frequent cause of errors. Example: I might call one of my documents LukCroweResume2008.doc or LukeCrowe_CommercialResume_2008.pdf -- but I wouldn't call it "Luke's Commercial (& Acting) 555-555-555* Resume! #2008.pdf."

• Recommended attachments: Professional bios, press clippings, comp cards, and PDF resumes.

• If you delete a document item from your resume, it will be removed from the particular resume you're editing at the time, but the document item will still exist in your overall (private) resume account, in case you need to use it again later. To add a deleted item back to your resume, simply choose the item from the drop-down "Documents" menu and then click "Add." Or,  click the "Manage Documents" link on the audio/video page of your BackStage.com resume builder/editor to view, rename, or permanently delete any existing items. (The "Manage" option might only appear when you have document items available in your account that are currently not being used by the multimedia-resume you're working on; you cannot permanently delete document items from your account until after you've deleted the items from all of your BackStage.com resumes.

Related links: 

• FILE HELP: Photos, Audio, Video, and Documents

• Creating & Editing Multimedia Resumes

• Find, Use, and Shorten "Your Resume Link" -- Promote your Multimedia Resumes' Shareable URL

• ***Download a PDF Creator or PDF Reader, such as the free "Primo PDF" program or professional Adobe PDF software.***

--Luke Crowe, National Casting Editor, Back Stage