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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

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You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Too much information.

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For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? What do you want? Next, state the purpose of your e-mail. Point being.

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Working for the Disorganized.

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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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. In this example, I did the following: Go to the end of page 1, i.e. the last cell (bottom right), or after the last word on the page.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. If you meet someone at an Administrative Assistant conference, for example, make sure to follow up with that contact within a week or two after the event. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

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The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? What a neat idea for businesses too. The importance of having someone to talk to Psst!