How to change your resume template or design
Change template design deliberately while protecting content hierarchy and readability.
Changing templates should improve communication, not just appearance. The best design choice is the one that makes your strongest evidence easiest to scan for your target role. Use this guide to switch design without damaging clarity.
Switch templates
- Open your resume in the editor.
- Go to the last step, Template & download.
- Under Template you see Selected template and your current choice. Click Change template.
- Pick a template in the gallery. Your content moves into the new layout immediately.
- If the result does not look right, you can switch again as many times as you like.
Change the accent color
13 of the 30 templates offer an accent color. It affects headings, dividers, and decorative elements. A consistent and subtle color usually looks more professional than a bold or unusual one.
- On the Template & download step, find the Accent color row under the template.
- Click one of the preset swatches. There is no free-text color field: the swatches are the choices the template offers.
- The live preview updates as you click.
- If the template has no accent options, the row is not shown.
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