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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

As an administrative professional, you need to be productive and organized wherever you go. Just forward your confirmation emails to the app (hotel, rental car, airline tickets, etc.), Update, backup, and share files with your executive and team – no flash drives needed! I use the Time Zone Converter by TimeAndDate.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

There are just too many passwords to remember, and that doesnt include my bosss passwords that I also need to know because I have to check his emails as well as my own. Some sites use your email address as the log in, while others require you to create your own. I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. Be protective of your boss’s time. Be professional on the phone and greet people who come calling, but not everyone needs to get in to see the boss. Be one step ahead of your boss. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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Grrr! moments

Laughing all the Way to Work

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. Each time I went to get my mail I would find my mail in the other Patricias slot or vice versa. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) Im sure you know what Im talking about. Well here is one of my Grrr!

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. See on the blog sidebar under Meetings for some electronic meeting scheduling sites such as doodle.com and other tips. 23, 1 p.m. (for If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. But if it is a job that goes on and on with nothing to show for it I get bored. This is an important thing to know. 23, 1 p.m. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca