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Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections

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.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. She said it would be the same instructions for a table or a document in Word. These are instructions for Word 2003.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correct year on your.

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Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. As we head into the New Year it will be easy to forget and put 2008 instead of 2009. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year!

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Frustration Busters!

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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. Unlike Word you will only see the header repeated when you do a print preview or print the document. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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© 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. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

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Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me. If you are copying someone on the letter, make sure you send them a copy. cc = courtesy copy; bcc = blind courtesy copy].