What text checks should I do before exporting my resume?

Run a short text check in your document before you export:

• Fonts: one or two standard fonts, no leftovers from a template.
• Bullets: built-in bullet lists with a simple round bullet, no symbol-font bullets.
• Special characters: names, accents, dashes and symbols look right; no "©" or "½" added by AutoCorrect by mistake.
• Capitalisation: acronyms and tool names in their correct case; bullets start consistently.
• Leftovers: no [bracketed] placeholders, stray asterisks or hash signs, highlights, strikethrough or comments.
• Hidden text: none, checked with Word's Inspect Document.
• Links: visible addresses, readable underscores.
• Spelling: spellcheck reviewed, then a slow read-through aloud.

After exporting, finish with the copy-and-paste test on the PDF and search for two or three key terms. If everything comes out as you wrote it, your text is ready for both software and people.