Company Document Filing Meeting Minutes 
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Spend time reading through some of the emails I’ve filed over the last week, including LinkedIn updates and other networking emails. Walking back to my desk one of my directors asks me to scan some documents for him. 1630 – Another meeting to attend. Filed under: Motivation.
Office Dynamics
JUNE 27, 2012
The “oops” factor: If you need more than two paragraphs to cover your topic, you’re better off using the phone, or attaching a Word* file. In an organization that is a multicultural company, it’s easy to get surnames and first names mixed up. Sometimes people feel that they need to send me every document at once.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 10, 2010
I have gotten in the habit of doing this frequently during the day and hardly even think about it until the system shuts down for some reason and then I breathe a sigh of relief when I open the document (by pressing Ctrl + o by the way) and find that I have not lost any of my work. Ctrl + a - Selects the whole document.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 17, 2008
Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 31, 2011
1125 – One of the Directors has popped out of the meeting to ask me to scan a 40 page document without removing the binder for another colleague in the meeting. This takes 10 minutes. I have had to make other tasks a priority including booking an in-house lunch for the CEO for a meeting tomorrow.
Administrative Arts
AUGUST 16, 2010
You will rarely find any cohesive answers for this question, though, because the job description for any Administrative Assistant position will vary widely depending on the industry, the company, the department, and even the individual boss involved. Creating and Modifying Documents. Scheduling and Setting Up Meetings.
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. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File.
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