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Today’s Admin Needs to Become a Mobile Office Pro

Office Dynamics

Apps for file access, e-mail, calendar, password protection, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, virtual meetings, news, weather and travel are examples of key productivity tools mobile devices should have installed. Take advantage of the free mobile app versions of Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.

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My Simple GTD Implementation

Productivity Bits

I use my Nokia E71 smart phone to handle not only calls but also my digital notes and calendar items. All the tasks that I need to schedule are recorded in the cool calendar function of the phone. The Month and Week view modes of the calendar application give me an overview of what my month or week is like.

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Organization Skills Filing correspondence, organizing a meeting, keeping your bosses calendar, and maintaining your office area are viable skills that all office professionals need to master. Get the knowledge you need.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Always get the persons permission and never post someone elses photo on a social networking site such as Facebook without asking the person first. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Smile you are on candid camera: Just because you can take a picture with your phone, doesnt mean you should. Minute taking made easier.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

The nice thing about on-line sites is for the most part they are free, but what they dont charge in fees they can take up in time, as many of us have experienced with sites such as Facebook. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? You can spend a lot of time in front of your computer. ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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40 Outlook hacks for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Outlook can automatically add public holidays to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from so it is well worth putting these in if you work closely with offices in other locations. To add public holidays go to Options > Calendar > Add Holidays, and choose the countries that you are working with.

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