Page Comparison

CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS

• Help text and Contact Us information available on all new pages.
• Browser screen size adjustable to different monitor sizes.
• "Breadcrumbs" (similar to sitemap/last visited links) available on all new pages.
• Improved menu navigation and naming conventions.

CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS

• Coding practices that comply with standards and other tools.
• Improved database organization and structure.
• Streamlined code base to ease troubleshooting
• Reduced use of duplicated code for like functions.
• Ease of coding for future improvements.
• Separation of the business rules from the presentation logic
• Improved error logs

CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

• Ability to create, edit, delete multiple CV or Biosketch documents
• Ability to duplicate or copy CV or Biosketch "templates" to build new or different CVs and Biosketchs.
• An unlimited number of CV or Biosketch documents can be created.
• Improved CV and Biosketch creation rendering time.
• All data categories will be available for inclusion or exclusion in the CV.
• Biosketch includes only the data categories required by NIH specifications.
• Data categories can be selected with a year range to refine the data results.
• Clear all/Check all check boxes to make

• easier data selections.
• Most CV and Biosketch data appears in ascending order (where possible).
• CV and Biosketch can be created in PDF (uneditable) or (RTF) editable format.
• CV and Biosektch in RTF format can be edited in text editors such as MS Word.
• The PDF and RTF formats can be downloaded to a location of the user's choice.
• CV font is Helvetica and font sizes for the title, headers, and content are set.
• Biosketch font is Helvetica and font sizes for title, headers, and content are set as required by NIH Specifications.
• Course No for courses added.
• Extending Knowledge category added.

Special Characters

• New special character palette that is available on all data entry pages.
• Special character palette inserts special characters without the need to copy and paste HTML codes.
• Improved rendering for special characters.

Manage Format Options

• CV includes bold, italic and underline options for any pattern in the publication Author, Title, Publication Name fields.

Design My CV and My Biosketch

• Improved design for the Design CV and Design Biosketch screens.
• Required fields are now indicated in the "

• Select My CV Display Options" and "

• Select My NIH Biosketch Display Options" screen but do not prevent the CV or Biosketch from being created.