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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

© 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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JULY 16, 2010

The ability to be organized allows you to focus and easily find documents and supplies you will need to complete projects. This adds to your performance review, resume, and skills. This will show your employer your interest in growth in the company and professional development. Organize then Prioritize. Reward yourself.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Not only are you improving your skills and adding to your resume, you are making yourself more indispensable and an asset to your company or the next one. So you can’t attend every workshop or seminar, surf the internet, there are many FREE programs available online at sites like HP Learning Center and Microsoft.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. 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. Job satisfaction is important. They are interested, now what?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

.© 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. "I

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

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. To automatically insert a new row at the end of a table.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

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. It was a satellite office so each line was for a different company. It is comical watching everyone trying to sort out which way to hold the paper.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

If you approach your boss in a professional manner with the problems clearly set out and possible solutions, it will come across much better. Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:09 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , job description , that is not my job Reactions: 3comments: The Jackal said.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Proofing documents can also be funny. Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , funny ha ha , humour at work Reactions: 3comments: ProAdmin2 said. I left his office to the sound of his chuckles behind me. What a start to a Monday morning. Happy working everyone!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:34 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , hiring smart , professional assistant , top qualities Reactions: 1 comments: American Folder Company said. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. It is owned by the company and should be used for work. Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , being professional , professional assistant , working smart Reactions: 4comments: Evesaid. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me.

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