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The Page group in Design sets up the paper your resume is printed on: its size, its margins, the language of the words Reactive Resume adds for you, and whether contact details show icons and underlined links.

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Open the Page group

In the editor, select Design (or press 2), then select Page in the row of links at the top of the panel.
The Page group with Paper set to A4 (the other options are Letter and Free-form), Language set to English with the hint Changes section titles and date words only, not your content, Margins set to Normal, and the Icons in contact line and Underline links switches both on

The Page group

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Choose the paper size

Under Paper, select Letter, A4 or Free-form. Your content keeps its place when you switch. Because Letter is shorter and wider than A4, entries can move between pages, so check the page breaks afterwards.

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Free-form: one long page

Free-form is for resumes that are only read on screen. It keeps the A4 width, but each page grows as tall as its content needs, so nothing ever runs onto an extra page. Each page is at least as tall as an A4 page.
A free-form resume prints poorly, because printers cut it into paper-sized pieces wherever it happens to break. Use Letter or A4 if anyone might print it, or if a job asks for a one- or two-page resume.

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Set the language

Choose a language under Language. It changes the words Reactive Resume writes for you, such as the default section titles (“Experience”, “Education”) and date words (month names, “Present”). It doesn’t translate what you wrote. The language also:
  • sets the rules Hyphenation uses, if you turn it on in Advanced → Typography;
  • mirrors the layout for right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, so a left sidebar moves to the right.
To show dates as “Mar 2022”, “March 2022”, “03/2022” or “2022-03”, use Date format in Advanced. See Entering dates.

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Choose margins

Under Margins, select Narrow, Normal or Wide. Margins are the white space around the page edges. They also set the gap between a template’s columns, below the header and between sections. If you type exact margins in Advanced that don’t match one of these, none of the three is selected.
  • Icons in contact line shows small icons next to your email, phone, location and links. It also controls the icons on skills, profiles and interests.
  • Underline links underlines your website and other links on the page.

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Exact page settings

Advanced → Page holds the exact values behind the Page group, plus a few extras:
The Advanced Page section with Margin (Horizontal) 14 pt, Margin (Vertical) 12 pt, Spacing (Horizontal) 12 pt, Spacing (Vertical) 6 pt, and switches for Hide Link Underline, Hide Icons and Hide Section Icons

Advanced → Page

Cover letters have the same Page controls in their own Design mode. See Writing a cover letter.