I like to be a master of my computer toolbox. So I post a link to the article Give your résumé a face lift at LifeClever (found via LifeHacker.org) simply because it is a good lesson in taking a typical Word document and making it look professional. The techniques offered here are great for product spec sheets, feature lists, and other documents that normally wouldn’t be given much attention.
“You can improve almost all résumés with four steps:
1. Pick a better typeface
2. Remove extra indentations
3. Make it easy to skim
4. Apply typographic detailing”
(At the end, he posts the final Word file, which makes a great style template if you are working on a resume.)