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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved.

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JULY 26, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 July, 2009 Frustration Busters! Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. They sent an e-mail wondering if any of the assistants could help them export a document from Excel to Word. Lets enjoy our day together.© To automatically insert a new row at the end of a table.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 October, 2009 That is not in my job description. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 16, 2008

I would not recommend using underlining for emphasis in an electronic document as underlining a word usually means you are linking to something else. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. 4 percent of women”.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

I would not recommend using underlining for emphasis in an electronic document as it usually means it is linking to something else. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved.

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DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. I am a young - 22 years old - legal secretary working in patent law with no professional experience whatsoever. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JULY 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. Proofing documents can also be funny. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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MARCH 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 30 March, 2009 When working isnt fun: Ho hum, ho hum, its off to work I go. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? the next day!

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MARCH 15, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Thats great!

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AUGUST 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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MAY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 May, 2009 Word and Outlook 2007 tips I use Word 2007 at my new job and have never really had a chance to go through it to find the quick tips and how-tos that I had in Word 2003. spacing To insert a document i.d. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. Meeting documents: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. It is very hard to follow along when not all members have the document printed the same way. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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