Productivity Bits

MAY 12, 2011

With a comfortable full-sized keyboard, large display and clickable trackpad, all-day battery life, light weight, and built-in ability to connect to Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks, Chromebooks are ideal for anytime, anywhere access to the web. Your files are available on their server up to 180 Days. Large Document.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 26, 2007

So the dog and two cats appear, dumping over the trash, barfing up something they should not have eaten, and scrambling to lie on the computer keyboard, my lap or whatever papers I need, all the while drooling and shedding and panting and meowing. Repeat: Stop her at all costs.” Screen your calls. Schedule breaks.

Telecommuting 100

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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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Be one step ahead of your boss.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Filing 2008 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file. vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2010 IAAP Filing 100

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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. You will be the one they go to if they want something.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2008 Meeting Minutes 100

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Thats great! vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Otherwise, I never remember to check it.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2008 IAAP Calendars 100

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. Patty Buckner North Bay Index by date ► 2010 (26) ► September (2) What's all the fuss about reading contracts? Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

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. Try it, you may like it.

Time Zones 100

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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. vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. On the right, make sure Attachments is clicked. I always set reminders on my tasks. Word Tab within a table cell without going to the next cell. If you press Ctrl. Oh where or where is my password? vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 Meeting Minutes 100

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 100

Time Zones IAAP Email PowerPoint 100

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. THanks for sharing!

Management 100

Management Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. But if it is a job that goes on and on with nothing to show for it I get bored. This is an important thing to know.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Patty Buckner North Bay Index by date ► 2010 (26) ► September (2) What's all the fuss about reading contracts? Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Oh where or where is my password? Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

This article is extremely well written, and I have already printed a hardcopy, which I am going to add to my file. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I love the way you relate the potholes, road blocks, etc. to hurdles/obstructions at work. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. vs. i.e.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

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. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 2008 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 24, 2014

According to the recent Connected Workplace Report, commissioned by Rogers Communications and conducted by Harris-Decima, 76 per cent of Canadians believe technology helps them to be more efficient and productive at their job. File away completed projects, and do an assessment of what you really need to keep.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

She and I had a lot of opportunities to interact because of the work we did and my executives reporting up and we physically sat near each other. Of course, I love my iPad (newer, bigger, lightweight screen with the keyboard by Apple); loving my AirPods (no wires!); I still love the 43 hanging file system. It never fails me. *

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Success

JANUARY 31, 2025

The EPA reports that the biggest contributor to landfill waste is food , which accounts for nearly 24% of all landfilled and combusted municipal waste. The landfill is nothing but a giant pile of things no one wants or usesbut that certainly doesnt mean we need to add to it.

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