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Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. 411 Look Up 411.ca
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 26, 2008
.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. She said it would be the same instructions for a table or a document in Word. 411 Look Up 411.ca Dealing in real time.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 26, 2009
Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. They sent an e-mail wondering if any of the assistants could help them export a document from Excel to Word. Unlike Word you will only see the header repeated when you do a print preview or print the document. But how do you know what you dont know? Dealing in real time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 12, 2009
I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. Lets enjoy our day together.©
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 411 Look Up 411.ca
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 29, 2009
I can hardly keep up with my own e-mails at times let alone someone elses account, but that is part of my job. Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Does it raise a question for you to follow up with your boss?
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. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.
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