How To Make A Cover Letter Generator App - Make An App For Free Without Code!

Introduction

Welcome back to another free codeless application development tutorial. In today's video, we're going to walk through the basics of how to make a cover letter generator. This tutorial will show you how to create an app that generates cover letter text that users can paste into their own Word documents. It's a useful tool for those who might not know how to create their own cover letters.

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Getting Started

On the right-hand side, I'm screen mirroring my phone with the AppGyver Preview app. On the left-hand side, we have AppGyver pulled up. AppGyver is a free, codeless application development platform that enables you to make apps for free as long as you're earning 10 million or less in revenue. Check their pricing page for up-to-date information.

Project Overview

We'll cover a few foundational steps to get started:

1. Define Pages: We need two pages:

   • The home page for filling out the form.
   • The cover letter page where the generated letter will be shown.

2. Cover Letter Template: Create your own cover letter template with blanks for various variables (e.g., name, company, skills).

Setting Up Pages

1. Add input fields for each blank within your cover letter template. For example, if your letter says, "My name is ____", you need an input field for the user's name.

2. Create variables for each input field (e.g., name, company applying to, skills, etc). In AppGyver:

   • Click on the input field.
   • Change the label and value to corresponding app variables.

3. Organize input fields to avoid a long scrolling page by arranging them side by side using the row component.

Adding Navigation

1. Insert a button to move to the next page.
2. Add two pieces of logic to this button:
   • Set app variable.
   • Open the next page.

The button first sets the app variable to hold the entire cover letter text with placeholders for variables, then it opens the next page.

Concatenation and Variables

To populate the blanks:

1. Use concatenation to insert the user-provided variables into the cover letter text.
2. Example: Instead of writing "My name is ____", write "My name is " + appVars.name + " and I am working at ".

Testing the App

1. Go back to the home page, fill in the input fields, and click the generate button.
2. The cover letter should display on the next page, showing the inserted variables correctly.
3. Users can copy and paste this text into a Word document.

Additional Tips

• Consider offering multiple cover letter templates for users to choose from.
• Ensure your variables are correctly named for easy reference.

By following these steps, you can build a functional cover letter generator app without any coding. If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comment box below.

Happy coding!

Keywords

• AppGyver
• Codeless Application Development
• Cover Letter Generator
• Input Fields
• Variables
• Concatenation
• Mobile App Development