Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 15, 2015

If I had to make a list of all of my favourite office technology and software Microsoft Excel would most certainly be missing from the top ten (urm… it probably wouldn’t make the top 100). Click CTRL + any arrow button on the keyboard to jump to the edge of the sheet in different directions. CTRL + A will do the same job.

Keyboards

Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

When you migrate your files into a digital environment, it: Increases your efficiency. You only need a few seconds to find an electronic file. If you’re a Mac user, just go to the Finder’s toolbar, type the file name in the Search field, and click. Saves space. Tightens your security. Weeds out unfit clients.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Thankfully, your home doesn''t have to be your only sanctuary. While the constant flow of paperwork into your hands can''t be helped, you can take measures to limit the amount of paperwork that builds up around you. The purpose here isn''t to organize but to rid your workspace of items and belongings that you no longer use.

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Don’t consider a job done until you have determined the right place for the paperwork it leaves behind. Only file things in your workspace if you know you are going to refer back them. Find other homes for papers you don’t need anymore. Stacked up beside your keyboard is never the right answer.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

A few weeks ago I ordered my new MacBook Pro and I wanted a German keyboard, of cause I could not order a German keyboard, you can order a French keyboard? This time a friendly guy in my Apple Store told me I could pay $200/£100 extra and they would change the keyboard in store for me. You want a little more.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 22, 2012

For example, it won’t auto shut down every computer at 6pm just because that’s when the office closes. And it won’t deny access to users just because they happen to come in on a weekend, when the office is closed. employees) have access when they need it.

Basecamp

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Don’t just take our word for it… We have asked four assistants from around Europe to test the product and give us their feedback. Frédérique from Paris : When I use my PC to print labels the aim is not the same, with your machine I could label everything (from my jam and spice jars to all my professional files).

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Defeat Keyloggers by not using the keyboard to type passwords. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Free download the iso file : [link] 2.Burn

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Be one step ahead of your boss. Be protective of your boss’s time. Be creative.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. If you don’t get it, it wasn’t the right job for you or the right time. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. And do we really have to change our work passwords every 60 days, and why can’t I use the same password I used a year ago? I kinda liked that one, but nope I can’t reuse the old password.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. Every afternoon before I leave for the day, I go through the hanging file for that month to see if there is anything I need to bring forward for the next day. A tip she passed along had to do with the bring-forward system and has been a great tool for me.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As. Click on this.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. He can ignore e-mails, but it is hard to ignore me :) When you are copied on an e-mail, read the whole message, don’t just skim it.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. (New Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. Although you have to be careful they dont pile everything on you. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones

Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Slack helps you say goodbye to email while keeping all of your teams’ communications and files in one place, wherever you go. You can group conversations, share files and search while staying in sync across multiple platforms. collapse – collapse all files in the current channel ( /expand does the opposite).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Sometimes I find a simple procedure can be made more complicated than it really is so responded that a cut and paste from Excel to Word should do the trick. She was amazed. All this time she had been right clicking and choosing Insert row each time she needed another row.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones

Small Business CEO

AUGUST 30, 2012

CEOs like Apple’s Steve Jobs and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have even been photographed at desks that didn’t exactly display a model of organization. At the end of the day, your desk should have little more on it than your computer, keyboard, mouse pad, phone, and perhaps a framed photograph of a loved one. Clean Up Your Desktop.

Keyboards

The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2007

It will be interesting to see, what the T-Mobiles, Vodafones, O2s of this world will make of this offer? » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 8:10 pm and is filed under Comments , Mobile Technology , Web Technology , use online IT. You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

2007

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:39 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , colour coding , coloured file folders , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

And sometimes it isn’t, but from my experience if you read an administrative or executive assistant job description there is usually a phrase something like this, “providing administrative support.&# Whatever you are doing as an administrative assistant, don’t be afraid to try new things and expand your knowledge.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available.

Time Zones

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home. This in turn makes us very busy as well. My boss expects me to not only read his e-mails, but to open and read the attachments as well.

Management

Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. If you don’t have a good outline, you simply can’t dress it up. This is something most bloggers don’t spend nearly enough time doing. The following is a guest post by Alina Vrabie.

Microsoft Word

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

Is the clock on the wall deciding how much effort you will put into finding an answer? Or do you just not want to try? I have found that in most situations there is usually a way around it. Why not start looking at your roadblock as a hurdle instead? You should view it as a momentary setback to be overcome.

Time Zones

Karen Vivarelli

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Pretty amazing, isn’t it!? Once you find the image you want to save you can copy the image by selecting the “control” button on your keyboard and selecting the photo with your mouse to select “copy image”, or right-clicking the image and selecting “copy image” 4. I am manifesting my dream life!

Keyboards

Productivityist

JANUARY 29, 2015

I mean, managing a project is supposed to be complicated, isn’t it? GANTT charts are all well and good (don’t get me wrong, I love them and am a big supporter of them in my work) however they do not suit everybody, or indeed every project. Files can be uploaded from your local computer, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive.

Project Management

Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I personally use OneNote, but you can use a similar program or even plain text files. A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. You should look into keyboard shortcuts too. For each step of my process, I have a keyboard shortcut such as CTRL-1, CTRL-2 , CTRL-3, etc. Conclusion.

Email

Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. If you don''t have a good outline, you simply can''t dress it up. This is something most bloggers don''t spend nearly enough time doing. A grammar mistake here, a typo there don''t really make a difference.

Microsoft Word

Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

And really, that doesn’t surprise me, because he followed that up with “I am a good editor.” Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. Keep a file: a Word doc, a notebook, a note on your iPhone, whatever works for you. “I am a lousy copywriter.” ” (How great an ad man was he?

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 19, 2010

After I’m done, I send the text to myself as an email (more on that at point 3b), create a separate text file with it or just put it on the screen with big fonts. How To Capture Blog Posts Ideas I don’t know about you, but I get the most interesting and exciting blog posts ideas while I’m driving. Or while I’m in the middle of a conversation.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Your PDA is like a back-up brain, so you don't have to worry about forgetting or missing appointments! whereas paper planners don't!    " Think of the last time you said out loud "If I don't write this down, I won't remember it!" link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.

Calendars

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 24, 2014

Perhaps your boss is always looking over your shoulder, the dated technology gives you anxiety, or you can’t stand the fluorescent lights. File away completed projects, and do an assessment of what you really need to keep. Maybe your desk is too messy, or your colleagues are too loud. Put work in progress neatly in one location.

Stress

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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