Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Mobility is changing how we work and live; blending personal and professional lives, apps and tools needed to work well across different devices, and employees expect—and are expected—to work from anywhere. If you want to stay all Microsoft and easily edit Microsoft documents from the cloud, OneDrive might be the one for you.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

This information can come from the meeting background papers, talking to people, Googling and keeping up-to-date by reading articles from within your organisation. This means being able to produce a document that is spelt correctly and uses correct grammar and punctuation. Learn as much as you can about the topic.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 26, 2016

For years, Joan Burge has taught Administrative Professionals how to break into the management inner circle by embracing a powerful set of professional principles. In this month’s webinar, Joan is talking to a special guest, Peggy Vasquez, a successful Administrative Professional and author of “Not Just an Admin.”

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Go Burrows

AUGUST 30, 2021

Then she moved onto Google, where she began what would turn into a twelve-year career, first working for Marissa Mayer and then Eric Schmidt. . But because she was copied on emails, present in meetings, and shown briefing documents, she had the same (if not more) access to Jeff as senior members of the team. program in Berkeley.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Career organization is essential for any administrative professional who wants to have a long-lasting, successful career. What I’ve found over time is a lot of people don’t take the time to properly organize the documents and materials that support their career growth and development. Protect Your Admin Career.

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Whilst it’s been a privilege and honour to be able to help so many people in obtaining the role of their dreams and rectifying their brand and ‘branded’ documents respectively to get there, it has actually been a huge eye opener to some of the things that go on in this somewhat dicey industry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

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. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the world of process improvement, documented procedures help facilitate operational efficiency. Whether it’s scribbled notes or complex digital files, the importance of procedures documentation cannot be overstated. Having procedures in any form is better than having no documented procedures at all.

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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

Time Zones 100

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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.

Time Zones 100

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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

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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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

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

JANUARY 1, 2009

Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! After all, weve been doing it for a whole year now.

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Time Zones 2009 IAAP 2008 100

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. Be prepared and think ahead. Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Be good at tracking things down. 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!

Time Zones 100

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

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. Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. There are still jobs to be had, you just have to find them. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones Resume IAAP Interviewing 100

Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

I started frantically googling, ‘how to write minutes?’ And, if you want to learn the art of Board minutes (which every EA should), get googling! Like anything, preparation is everything, and for taking minutes, it is critical in preparing a good minute document. This really is the only way you’ll learn.

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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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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

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. Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

Management 100

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on the Power of the Strategic Partnership: – Major difference between serving as an Administrative Professional and one who also serves as a Strategic Partner. – How do you prepare yourself to become a Strategic Partner? – And, he advises, document everything.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2022

The biggest reason you need a social portfolio, in addition to your print and digital versions, is that it makes you easy to find in a sea of other administrative professionals. Administrative Performance Excellence. Administrative Professionals – Houston Founder. Compassionate Medical Administration.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

It’s a combination of your personal mission, vision, and goals that will guide your professional growth and development. If you don’t implement it then it’s just a document taking up space on your hard drive. But having a career plan is not enough. Here’s how to put your career plan to work for you. Keep It Visible.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Features like living itineraries, trip approval emails, and traveler profiles will help all administrative professionals plan travel more efficiently and totally rock the travel planner hat. Many administrative professionals are responsible for organising travel for an entire team. Inefficient Communications.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

I have gotten in the habit of doing this frequently during the day and hardly even think about it until the system shuts down for some reason and then I breathe a sigh of relief when I open the document (by pressing Ctrl + o by the way) and find that I have not lost any of my work. Ctrl + a - Selects the whole document. 23, 1 p.m.

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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. Introducing Goo.

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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 is comical watching everyone trying to sort out which way to hold the paper. My default is black and white, but my printers default is colour.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100