Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

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. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I hope you keep your address book locked up as that would be a very valuable source of information for someone up to no good. I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Works so far!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I wrote an article called We Dont Know What We Dont Know. I think the first reason is what I put in my original article. This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. We dont know what we dont know.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Ask yourself how you need to find out in order to provide my readers with accurate and up-to-date information. Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. Focus on each header to write the different sections of your article. Divide And Conquer.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 31, 2014

Ask yourself how you need to find out in order to provide my readers with accurate and up-to-date information. Get what you need from the page, record the information and the source in a text file, and then close the tab. Focus on each header to write the different sections of your article. Divide And Conquer.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

What is simple to me, may not be to others, so I decided a blog article on things I have picked up in the various programs may be helpful to somebody out there and it was worth sharing. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Here is a link to a previous article that might be helpful with more tips.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If you do arrange to meet with them, be prepared with questions and information so they will see the benefit. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Thats great!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I wrote an article awhile back called On the Outside Looking In. 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. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Too much information. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

This is particularly important given the ease in which we can share information on social networking sites. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Very good article Patricia! Hi Patricia ~ Good blog article with some great tips! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:39 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , colour coding , coloured file folders , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Too much information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

very informative entry! I just love your article!! FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Too much information. Very educative!! Do you like what you do?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Too much information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

Great article. This article was just itching for me to write it and I couldnt resist. What an amazing, inspiring article. This article is extremely well written, and I have already printed a hardcopy, which I am going to add to my file. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Glad you enjoyed it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. Is it for your information or something to put in your tasks to do later? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 22, 2023

A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. Instead the girls quietly filed into a dreary classroom, shucked their puffy coats, and took their seats behind the keyboards.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. You see, I had this brilliant idea that I wanted to record some audio files. So reading the articles and posts are quite natural for me and I can hear instantly if it works or doesn’t.

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