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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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And who bothers writing out the words e-mail, TV, ASAP or FYI when everyone will know what you mean anyway? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. Does anyone even know what CNN stands for?

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

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© 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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Just a secretary.

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There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. The company I work for has a great attitude toward staff professional development and hiring from within for open positions or new position needs.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

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Lynn was in good company as some notable winners of the 2010 Stevie® Awards included: - Executive of the Year: Lawrence J. Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle - Best Overall Company of the Year: Apple Inc. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Morgan Chase & Co. Oh where or where is my password?

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. They won't know what we're capable of if we don't tell them, nor will they realize that letting us do some of the work actually saves the company money in the long run. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 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?

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We don't know what we don't know

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I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. Oh where or where is my password?