diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml b/Pages/Index.cshtml
index 3e1f02f..2199dc1 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
                                 <label for="skill_@i">@Model.userData.skillOptions[i]</label><br>
                             </div>
                         }
-                        <label for="new_skill">New Skill: </label>
-                        <input type="text" id="new_skill" class="form-control" />
                     </div>
                     <br />
                     <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Generate Application</button>
diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index 9e1d354..e27e8de 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ namespace StateJobsNYSubmit.Pages
         private readonly ILogger<IndexModel> _logger;
         private PrivateData p = new PrivateData();
         public UserData userData;
-        public string Posting_ID {get; set;}
-        public string CoverLetter {get; set;}
+        public string Posting_ID { get; set; }
+        public string CoverLetter { get; set; }
         public Posting posting = null;
         public IndexModel(ILogger<IndexModel> logger)
         {
@@ -31,35 +31,41 @@ namespace StateJobsNYSubmit.Pages
                 string test = p.DecryptString(cookieValue);
                 userData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<UserData>(test);
                 userData.visitCounter++;
+
+                Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
+
+                userData.coverLetter = Request.Cookies["CoverLetter"];
+                userData.skillOptions = new List<string>(Request.Cookies["Skills"].Split(Environment.NewLine));
                 this.CoverLetter = userData.coverLetter;
             }
+
         }
         public void OnGet(string vacancyID)
         {
             GetUserData();
-            if (vacancyID != null && !vacancyID.Trim().Equals("")) {
+            if (vacancyID != null && !vacancyID.Trim().Equals(""))
+            {
                 posting = new Posting(vacancyID);
                 this.Posting_ID = vacancyID;
                 this.CoverLetter = userData.coverLetter;
-            }           
-
-            Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
+            }
         }
         public void OnPost()
         {
             GetUserData();
             string vacancyID = Request.Form["posting_id"];
-            string coverLetterFormat = Request.Form["CoverLetter"];
-            userData.coverLetter = coverLetterFormat;
-            if (vacancyID != null && !vacancyID.Trim().Equals("")) {
+            string coverLetterFormat = Request.Cookies["CoverLetter"];
+            if (vacancyID != null && !vacancyID.Trim().Equals(""))
+            {
                 posting = new Posting(vacancyID);
                 this.CoverLetter = posting.GenerateLetter(coverLetterFormat);
                 this.Posting_ID = vacancyID;
-            } else {
+            }
+            else
+            {
                 Console.WriteLine($"Unable to get Posting ID from form.");
             }
 
-            Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Pages/Settings.cshtml b/Pages/Settings.cshtml
index 5a00928..69e1d36 100644
--- a/Pages/Settings.cshtml
+++ b/Pages/Settings.cshtml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 
                     <label for="userData.coverLetter">Cover Letter Format:</label>
                     <textarea asp-for="userData.coverLetter" style="width: 100%; height: 18rem"></textarea>
+                    <small class="text-muted">Write your cover letter above, using variables like $name, $title, $vacancy, $box to auto-fill from the posting.</small>
+                </div>
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="skills">Skills:</label>
+                    <textarea asp-for="skills" style="width: 100%; height: 18rem"></textarea>
+                    <small class="text-muted">List your skills for applications above, one skill per line.</small>
                 </div>
                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save Settings</button>
             </form>
@@ -35,4 +41,6 @@
             Visits: @Model.userData.visitCounter
         </div>
     </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+<br/>
+<br/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Pages/Settings.cshtml.cs b/Pages/Settings.cshtml.cs
index 7c79f1b..4f61f2d 100644
--- a/Pages/Settings.cshtml.cs
+++ b/Pages/Settings.cshtml.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ namespace StateJobsNYSubmit.Pages
             {
                 string test = p.DecryptString(cookieValue);
                 userData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<UserData>(test);
+                userData.coverLetter = Request.Cookies["CoverLetter"];
+                skills = Request.Cookies["Skills"];
             }
-            Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
         }
         public void OnGet()
         {
@@ -40,7 +41,13 @@ namespace StateJobsNYSubmit.Pages
             userData.name = Request.Form["userData.name"];
             userData.email = Request.Form["userData.email"];
             userData.smtpHost = Request.Form["userData.smtpHost"];
+
+            Response.Cookies.Append("Skills", Request.Form["skills"]);
+            Response.Cookies.Append("CoverLetter", Request.Form["userData.coverLetter"]);
+            userData.coverLetter = "";
             Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
+            userData.coverLetter = Request.Cookies["CoverLetter"];
+            skills = Request.Cookies["Skills"];
         }
     }
 }