> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rxresu.me/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changing how entries look

> Choose a header layout for your Experience, Education and Volunteer entries, lead with the position instead of the company, and add an accent line, bar or band.

The **Entries** settings change the header of each entry: the lines with the company or school, the position, the location and the dates. Use them to fit more on a page, to put your job title first, or to make each entry stand out.

These settings apply to the whole resume. They work with every template and stay the same when you switch templates. Your content doesn't change.

## Open the Entries settings

**1. Open your resume**

From **Documents**, open the resume you want to change.

**2. Switch to Design**

Select **Design** in the editor bar. In the web editor, you can also press <kbd>2</kbd> while you're not typing in a
field.

**3. Go to Entries**

In a computer or tablet browser, select **Entries** in the row of links at the top of the Design panel, or scroll to
the **Entries** group below **Template**. On a phone, and in the Android and iPhone apps, tap the **Entries** tab in
the design sheet.

![The Entries group in the Design panel, showing Stacked, One line, Compact, Date column and Eyebrow layout tiles, a Row order box with Company above Position and a swap button, and an Accent control with None, Rule, Bar and Band](https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/GBKGSWRImuNDaapu/images/guides/changing-how-entries-look/entries-panel.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=GBKGSWRImuNDaapu\&q=85\&s=685957eb7f8f32e0cd68d84b1a5206af)

The Entries group, with Date column and the Rule accent selected

## Choose a header layout

Under **Header layout**, select one of the five tiles. Each tile sketches the layout, and the page updates straight away.

| Layout | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Stacked** | Two rows: the company and location, then the position and dates. This is the default. |
| **One line** | Puts the company, the position and the dates on one line, wrapping onto the next when they don't fit. Education adds a line with the grade and location. |
| **Compact** | Puts the company and the dates on the first row, then the position and location together on one line. |
| **Date column** | Sets the dates in a narrow column at the start, with the company, position and location beside them. |
| **Eyebrow** | Puts the position and location in a small line in the accent color above a larger company name. |

The layouts apply to **Experience**, **Education** and **Volunteer** entries. A few things change what you see:

* **Date column also moves other dates.** With **Date column**, the dates of **Projects**, **Awards**, **Certifications** and **Publications** move into the column too. Those sections keep their usual header with every other layout.
* **Narrow entries can fall back to Stacked.** **One line** and **Date column** need the full width of the main column. Entries in the sidebar, or in a section split into more than one column, use **Stacked** instead of either of those layouts. **Compact** and **Eyebrow** work everywhere.

To split a section into columns or move it to the sidebar, see [Arranging the layout](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/arranging-the-layout.md).

## Lead with the position

By default, each entry starts with the company or school. To put your job title first instead:

**1. Find Row order**

**Row order** shows the two header rows in their current order, for example "Company · Location" above "Position ·
Date".

**2. Select the swap button**

Select the swap button (⇅), labelled **Swap rows: lead with position**. Every Experience entry now starts with the
position, in every layout.

Select the button again (**Swap rows: lead with company**) to put the company back first.

* **Education** swaps the school and the area of study the same way.
* **Volunteer** entries always start with the organization.
* An entry with no position or area of study keeps the company or school first.

In the web editor on a computer or tablet, you can also swap the rows from the page. Select an Experience or Education entry, then select **Swap rows** on its **Editing** tag. The tag is hidden on phones, so use **Row order** there.

## Add an accent

Under **Accent**, choose how the accent color marks each entry header:

| Accent | What it does |
| - | - |
| **None** | No decoration. This is the default. |
| **Rule** | A line under the header. |
| **Bar** | A bar at the start of the header. |
| **Band** | A light tint behind the header. |

In a colored sidebar, the accent uses the sidebar's text color instead of the accent color. To change the accent color itself, see [Choosing colors](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/choosing-colors.md).

## What Word and OpenDocument files keep

PDF downloads, printing and the editor page all use your **Entries** settings. Word (`.docx`) and OpenDocument (`.odt`) downloads follow **Row order** only. They keep their plain layout, without header layouts or accents. See [Downloading your resume](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/exporting-your-resume.md).

Custom styles still apply on top of these settings. See [Applying custom styles](https://docs.rxresu.me/applying-custom-styles.md).

## Go back to the default look

There is no separate reset for **Entries**. To return to **Stacked**, company first and no accent, either change the three settings back by hand, or reset the whole design:

**1. Open Advanced**

On a computer or tablet, open **Advanced** at the bottom of the Design panel. On a phone, and in the apps, it's at
the bottom of the **Page** tab.

**2. Select Reset design defaults**

A message confirms the reset and offers **Undo**.

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Reset design defaults** resets more than **Entries**. Fonts, text size, line height, colors, level style, sidebar
> width, margins, spacing and the icon and underline switches go back to their defaults too. Your template, paper size,
> language, date format, section placement and custom CSS stay as they are. See [Reset the design
> settings](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/choosing-a-template.md#reset-the-design-settings).

> [!NOTE]
>
> If the controls are greyed out, the resume is locked. Open the document name menu at the top left and select **Unlock
> editing**.

## Related guides

> **[Choosing a template](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/choosing-a-template.md)**
>
> Pick the overall layout before you fine-tune entries.

> **[Choosing colors](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/choosing-colors.md)**
>
> Set the accent color the Eyebrow layout and accents use.

> **[Arranging the layout](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/arranging-the-layout.md)**
>
> Move sections to the sidebar or split them into columns.

> **[Editing entries](https://docs.rxresu.me/guides/editing-entries.md)**
>
> Fill in the positions, dates and locations the header shows.


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