Open your document, go to Edit > Select All and change the font to Courier 12 pt; 
go to File > Page Setup and change the left and right margins to 1.5. 
Go to File > Save As > Under "Save as Type," select "Text Only with Line Breaks." 
Select "Yes" at the prompt that warns about features being compatible. 
Close and reopen the file, which now has a text (.txt) extension. 

Review and clean up your document. Change bullets to asterisks or dashes; 
ensure that your contact information is in a logical sequence; 
add horizontal lines using a series of dashes or asterisks (up to 65 characters) to separate sections; 
and remove symbols (such as accent marks) that didn't convert properly.