Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

You’ll have little trouble finding events to attend – Google a location, industry and date and you’ll soon have a variety of options. Take business cards. A neat and charming business card is a memorable thing, and more to the point, it’s a very practical way of maintaining contacts beyond the events you attend.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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DECEMBER 5, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Want to Blog About Your Work? By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Networking , Productivity D o you want to help your firm exceed in the business world? Blogging about your firm is one of the ways to do this. Do you have a knack for writing?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

  She liked what she heard so she went to my blog to check out more.    She found my blog because I have it linked in my Cinch profile and I mention it in every Cinch I do!    If you leave those fields blank, you are not using your tools as effectively as possile.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 7, 2013

So collating top tips, useful tools and powerful marketing strategies, we bring you the ultimate small business guide to saving on your marketing costs and going greener. Once your site content has been perfectly tailored, you can then set about establishing a simple blog for multiple brand and SEO benefits.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

I have really enjoyed reading your blog in the past and hope to see more of your blogs in the future. I write a blog for a Boston venture capital firm called OpenView Venture Partners. My blog title is 'Through the Eyes of the Gatekeeper' Please check it out and let me know what you think.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 14, 2010

That used to mean attending local networking events week after week, robotically spouting your elevator speech and handing out business cards that likely never got out of the pocket they were tucked into. Blogs, Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and others allow us to open ourselves up to the world and let them see what we’re made of.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

You search around to find the best deal (check out Travel Links on the right side of this blog for some suggestions) and book what your boss needed. The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post eurobillion This post has been removed by a blog administrator. This happens to the best of us all of the time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

Powerfully Productive businesses know that effective follow-up is critical to success.    In simple terms, a CRM tool if used correctly, can help you manage all of the communication you have with your prospects, clients/customers, people you network with, service providers and more.  Our great customer service!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2008

I have been running this blog for just over a year now and it has grown quite a bit, as you can tell. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 27, 2008 Filed Under: D o you have a question? Do you feel that you need help one something related to your career ? Do you want to ask something, but feel shy to do so?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

I’ve searched Google and they say to use the drawing tool. Clicking Tools, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and Labels. I’ve sent a couple of the text boxes to the back, but for the life of me can’t get them to ‘bring to front’ again. I can’t seem to find that either! Click on the Labels tab.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Are you just starting out or already have a thriving business? Finding the right tools to manage your business can be time consuming. You have to understand how a professional administrator operates and also have the technology and software to run your business in a successful manner. All communication history is saved.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

I tried searching around for an answer on Google, but no luck. Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

I recently added a post called " Outlook Rules That Rule " from a fellow Administrative Assistants blog. Here are the steps to doing this: When you receive an e-mail, click on Tools, and then Organize. Do you feel overwhelmed with trying to figure out who you should respond to first? Then I have my faxes set up as green.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Your next step would be to Google it or hop onto Wikipedia to find out more information by opening your internet browser. You come across a piece of text that you are unfamiliar with. You actually cut down on your productivity by having to open a new browser window.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

This has become a great tool for me, since I have to make reservations on a regular basis for my managers. I am able to get a confirmation from the automated system to let me know that the reservation has been made with all of the details that I need. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

To add your countrys or any religious holidays that you follow into your Outlook calendar, follow these 3 simple steps: Click Tools, Options, and then Calendar Options. Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 23, 2008

I wasnt sure if this was possible, but fiddled around on Google a bit and found that it is possible. Do you already have a table set up in Microsoft Word, but dont want to copy to Microsoft Excel and back again, just to sort it? One of my colleagues came to me and asked about this very question.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Here are 9 steps to creating an e-mail template in Microsoft Outlook : On the Tools menu, click Options , then click the Mail Format tab. To restore Word as a message editor, click Options on the Tools menu, click the Mail Format tab, then select the Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to edit e-mail messages check box.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

Now, take a look at your business card, brochures or other social media profiles.    The other day I was in a meeting and saw a card that had the back covered with 2 different QR codes and the front had a few different urls. .    I call ItsMyURLs one of my productivity powerhouse tools.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Having a timer at your desk can be a great tool. In order to get your tasks completed on time and in a proficient manner, there is a little trick that I use to make sure that I only focus on one project at a time and give it my undivided attention (when I possibly can). To avoid this, try using an online timer instead.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 7, 2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 26, 2007

The mail merge wizard is the simplest tool to use to get your letters or e-mails out to your clients. Click on Tools, Letters and Mailings, and finally Mail Merge Wizard. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

How many blogs, online tools, software and books are there nowadays providing the latest, fashionable way to hit the peak of productivity? One could also say that you should never wait for the right productivity tools to get things done. It seems to me that there is now an increasing shift toward simplifying our lives.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Click on Tools, Macro, Record New Macro… Type in the name of the macro and a description for it, so that others know what this is used for. Click on either the toolbar icon that you created, the keyboard shortcut or click Tools, Macro, and Macros…, then click run. Make sure that you cut this, not delete it.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

This is a networking tool that Ive been using for quite some time now. You have option to share these with anyone or everyone thats part of this service. You can even find other people that have similar interests as you and add them to your "Friends" list. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 17, 2008

3comments for this post Maggie Thanks so much for this post! : ) Ive oftentimes copied text from PDF files, but had no idea about the snapshot tool. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! That will be VERY helpful in the future. Thanks again for sharing! I thought that this would help others.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 14, 2008

Using e-mail is a great tool, especially if you are trying to cut down on company costs via international phone calls and postage fees. Has this ever happened to you? People use e-mail too frequently, making messages more and more convoluted as they go back and forth like a tennis ball.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

I sometimes go onto my blog to look up stuff that I've added, since I tend to forget things at times. Post from: Administrative Assistant 2comments for this post Mike W I just wanted to say that this was super useful to me, and saved me a ton of time. Thanks for the walkthrough!

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this. You can share documents, spreadsheets, and photos across computers and networks: since your document is stored on Googles server, its accessible from anywhere ! I completely forgot about that.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 25, 2007

Now you have the tools and tips to give yourself a helping hand with writing the perfect messages to those who need the information you need to provide. Proofread and spell check (this is so important – you don’t want to make yourself look incompetent). Add your signature (make sure you have all of your pertinent information).

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

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