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. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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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

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. Dealing in real time.

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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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 24, 2010

What I’m Reading: 10 Excel Secrets Every Admin Should Know – Admin Secret adminsecret.monst… What I’m Reading: Add a Cover Page to a Word Document online-tech-tips… RT @ mmangen : #ExcelQueen Tip: CTRL+D Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format into the cells below.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

In my experience I have found that providing administrative support is whatever is needed to support your boss and make the office function efficiently. Whatever you are doing as an administrative assistant, don’t be afraid to try new things and expand your knowledge. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I left his office to the sound of his chuckles behind me.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? . Lets enjoy our day together.© Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

The assistant is also the gatekeeper to manage the flow of paper through the boss’s office. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Be prepared and think ahead. Be good at tracking things down.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea. Solve a real problem that you would be expected to face on the job – Ask the hiring manager to spell out a real problem that she would want you to handle if you were hired, then show how you would solve the problem.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

At All Things Admin, we use a learning management system called LearnDash to create our Training on Demand courses. Resize the email banner for these three images: — Facebook event banner (1920×1005) — LinkedIn event banner (1600×900) — PowerPoint presentation cover slide (1920×1080) e.

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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. I was speaking to a manager the other day and he said when he gets a resume, that is one of the first things he checks. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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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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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

A talented and committed administrative professional will maximize your efficiency and allow you uninterrupted time to concentrate on your key priorities. Time Management: Your executive assistant will help you streamline administrative t asks. Event management is also often taken on by the EA.

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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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? " Warning!

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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. " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

Managing your workload from home when you don’t have everything you need. 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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? " Warning!

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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. " Warning!

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