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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Here’s how you can implement color coding: Physical Files : Use colored folders or labels to differentiate between different projects or document types. I love translucent colored poly pockets combined with colored file folders to create instant visual distinction of what’s waiting for me each day in my priority sorter.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer.

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Productivity With Shared Files

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again?

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Simplify Daily Tasks with Technology

Office Dynamics

During the open discussion, small groups shared programs and apps they use to better coordinate their time, organize files, collaborate with their team, and even track personal projects. You can attach files, share boards, set due dates, and it is easy to drop and drag from one list to another. Free to get started.

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On to the next task.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The problem is it is now filed in the back burner of my mind. For each meeting or event, I create what I call a meeting sheet. It started out that the meeting sheet was just for my information, but I now use it as a filing of sorts about that particular meeting. I file it by YYYY-MM-DD. So I document that as well.

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

Cloud-Based File Storage: Tired of attaching documents to emails and relying on track changes to keep up with multiple people editing the same files? Update, backup, and share files with your executive and team – no flash drives needed! This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. Follow Julie on Twitter.

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Closing Shared Files While Away From Desk

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Closing Shared Files While Away From Desk By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you share files on a network within your office? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? I am one of these people.

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