Success

MARCH 27, 2023

When you freeze your credit, it keeps sensitive data in your credit files from being accessed without your permission. If lenders can’t see your credit file, they can’t approve the credit application. You can do this online, over the phone or by mail: Experian : 888-397-3742; Experian Security Freeze , P.O.

Credit Card

Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2022

I’m a big fan of documentation, especially in the workplace. Documentation certainly helps with this! No one wants to end up in such a situation, but should it happen, your work journal provides documentation to support you. It’s no surprise then that I recommend everyone keep a work journal. Be sure to keep it safe.

Confidence

Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again? Leave a comment!

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Going Green" With Your Documents By The Professional Assistant on Monday, July 13, 2009 Filed Under: Productivity D o you recycle your unwanted papers at work? Do you try to "go green" by not printing e-mails or other documents that you could be e-mailing to others that you want to share this information with?

2008

Productivity Bits

AUGUST 25, 2011

I n the age of smart phones and apps, having information at your fingertips is simple. While it may seem a little extravagant and unnecessary, having a barcode scanner in your phone can actually save time and money. Document Scanner. You can upload the PDF to other productivity apps in your phone as well. Barcode Scanner.

Phones

Eco-Office Gals

JULY 5, 2011

The software allows you to speak into the phone and then it writes the words into a text file of some type. From there, you can text, tweet or write memos without needing to find a computer or laboriously typing it out on the tiny keyboard of a mobile phone. It saves time and prevents the need to carry a laptop.

2011

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. " Stephanie you are such a geek."   OK!    I'll own that. 

Credit Card

Success

AUGUST 5, 2022

Now imagine taking all the files out of the folders in your computer and dumping them on the desktop. Programs, documents, videos, audio files—you put thousands of stored items randomly on top of each other. Now try to find the phone number of a friend. If your file is the stove, catch whatever you’re filing on fire.

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Want Confidential Documents to Stay Confidential? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 30, 2007 Filed Under: A re you looking for a way to make sure that others don’t open your letters or packages? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

Google Docs

Andrea Kalli

OCTOBER 6, 2010

It’s the Carbonite iPhone app which allows me to access the online files that Carbonite has backed up from my desktop. The good: it allows users to browse, view and share backed up files on the move at anytime. So far that I see, it supports viewing of image files, all Office docs such as.doc,docx, etc.,

Filing

Allwork

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In many ways it can feel more invasive — especially if it is on your phone or happening when you are working from home. The first step is to document everything. Take screenshots, and if that’s not an option send yourself an email stating what occurred, this can be helpful if you want to file a complaint because it is time stamped.

Legal

Andrea Kalli

OCTOBER 6, 2010

It’s the Carbonite iPhone app which allows me to access the online files that Carbonite has backed up from my desktop. The good: it allows users to browse, view and share backed up files on the move at anytime. So far that I see, it supports viewing of image files, all Office docs such as.doc,docx, etc., Related content.

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Then you just enter the phone or fax number in the third section.

Fax

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 10, 2014

Similarly I have a large A4 desk pad next to my keyboard for any quick notes I need to make, things to remember (like phone numbers for instance), and tasks people give me at my desk. Archive and search rather than file. Every time I get called into my managers office I grab a pen and my note pad before seeing them.

AT&T

Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I recently upgraded my GTD Toolkit with the upgrade of my phone to the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with RIM’s latest OS BlackBerry version 6.0 (my my old phone was Nokia E71 ). I think this is a great phone and I have no complaints so far. The performance of the phone and its battery capacity are excellent.

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 27, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you having trouble with your filing system? If you really do have to put a lot of files in a folder, place a rubber band around the folder.

Filing

Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The post 5 Tips for Effective Phone Management appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Make sure you have any documents , files or notes needed for the call. Schedule a time for the phone call if you are having problems making a connection. You just finished reading 5 Tips for Effective Phone Management !

Phones

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together!

Filing

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I love this tool on my desktop or on my phone because it helps me update every social media platform from one place, at one time. TinyScan turns your iPhone into a mini scanner for documents, photos, receipts and other texts. With TinyScan, you can scan your documents at anywhere and store or email them as PDF files.

Business Cards

Vox Open Sourced

JULY 17, 2025

Right-wing influencers carry binders bearing the seal of the Department of Justice that reads “The Epstein Files: Part I” as they exit the West Wing of the White House on February 27, 2025. You’ve been telling us you’ll release the files, but where are they?” People want to see all the closed files on the Trump cases.

Filing

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

It's a great way to save files and photos on the "cloud." You have access to your documents and photos no matter where you are. No need to load and check USB flash drives or email documents back and forth from work to home. .  Keep reading for tricks and tools that they use to save time. No problem!

Dropbox

Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2019

Establish a filing system. Most of your files are probably going to be digital, but you still need to know where everything you need is stored. Looking for lost files will take up as much of your time as looking for misplaced items. You need to make sure all your files are in its proper place. Learn to delegate.

Skills

Success

APRIL 12, 2022

Multiple users can be inside a document or spreadsheet and actively making changes or leaving comments at the same time. Tools to plan your quarter, teach a course, document a meeting, brainstorm or simply meet with one or more team members are all part of the package. Miro is, at its core, an online whiteboard. per month.

Collaborate

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. What are your thoughts in this area?

Filing

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

CREATE your paper-based filing system. Having an efficient filing system in place will enable you to find the information you need, when you need it! First of all invest in your filing storage, whether that's a dedicated filing cabinet or plastic filing crates. CREATE your PC filing system.

UPS

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Make sure that as you schedule the activity (appointment on the phone, outside of the office or task you want to get done, etc) with enough time to come to a stopping point.    For some people that is a traditional filing cabinet system, but others might find more success with cubbies in their office. 

Networking

The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009 Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In-person, “Snail&# Mail/Memos Have you ever received an email from someone who just started at the company asking you to do something and you haven’t been introduced? Or have you played the popular “phone tag&# game?

Phones

Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 6, 2011

Anyone that travels frequently knows that a well organized set of travel documents makes the trip much less stressful.    One of the greatest features is the file lock -- and you might not even know it is there!  Using your Travel Organizer, you can make sure that you have all of your necessary documents in one place. 

Travel

Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 26, 2018

We all know about texting, calling and emailing from our phones, but are you collaborating from it as well? With a plethora of collaboration tools online, it’s as simple as finding one with an awesome phone app that works for your business. I know, not all of us can snap photos on our phones like the Insta-famous. My favorite?

Social Media

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

I always synch all of my files from my main Mac computer in my home office to Dropbox so that I am sure to have all of them handy while on the road by using the app on my phone and tablet. I have a data package on my phone and tablet so I can work from anywhere regardless of Wifi.   An iPad (or any Tablet) is a Must.

Time Zones

Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Chat by phone or video conferencing, record meetings, and share screens to keep each other up to date, even if you’re continents apart! Cloud-Based File Storage: Tired of attaching documents to emails and relying on track changes to keep up with multiple people editing the same files?

Time Zones

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. What remains in your in-box is actionable items, not filing. File the e-mail, either in a folder or saved as a document. -

Email

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  The Esselte company conducted a study of over 2,600 executives and found that the average executive wastes 6 week a year just looking for lost documents and information.    In the picture above you see a standard file cabinet on the left and one that is open and on wheels on the right. 

Filing

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 30, 2011

The software is a very powerful, yet simple indexing system for paper office files. It works like a search engine for paper files to help you stay organized. Paper Tiger does not involve scanning your documents. Rather, the software uses the power of the computer to index the hanging file folders in office file cabinets.

Filing

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D oes your department have an administrative procedures manual? This way, everyone will be using the exact same documents , spreadsheet , etc.

2008

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 28, 2012

Confidential electronic documents (anything that is visible on your computer screen). In addition to this you also see all of the attachments that have been sent to your manager and all of the documents they are working on as well. I would suggest the following: Confidential electronic documents. b) Encrypt any attached files.

Gossip

Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2019

The other Chief, older, but very organized and uses online calendars and his phone as well. I prepare files with the documentation he will need for the meetings and leave on his desk. He does not use Google Calendar but has an iPhone. . I set reminders on my cell and Google Calendar.

Management