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Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel

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The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). Imagine your boss comes to your desk and asks you to provide him/her with details of how much each firm earned in revenue on this spreadsheet. You think to yourself, how can I do this quickly, without much manual work?

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

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I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I think a lot of assistants are in the same position and appreciate the blog because I approach it with that honesty. That inspires me to write this free blog! Yes yes yes!

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I think a lot of assistants are in the same position and appreciate the blog because I approach it with that honesty. That inspires me to write this free blog! Yes yes yes!

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Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook

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I recently added a post called " Outlook Rules That Rule " from a fellow Administrative Assistants blog. For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. Do you feel overwhelmed with trying to figure out who you should respond to first? There is another method to this madness though.

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Break The Routine, Inspire Yourself!

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F or example, if you want to make a million dollars before you die, write out exactly what you want and how you will achieve this. Another thing that helps people to get motivated is by writing some sort of mantra on a piece of paper or printing it out. This way, when you sit down, you can read it each and every day.

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"Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity

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For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead. Virtual Stopwatch gives you the option to set a predetermined amount of time.

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Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP

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For example, if I have Microsoft Excel XP and would like to send a file to a client that only has Microsoft Excel 97 (which was a horrible disaster for Microsoft, since there were quite a few bugs in this version), you could save the file as a Microsoft Excel 97 version. I remember in the past that you can always downgrade files.

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