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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

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© 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. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections

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.© 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. These are instructions for Word 2003. "I

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Administrative Assistant Job Descriptions

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This could be for your boss or bosses or conference rooms and other resources. Creating and Modifying Documents. This one item can become a whole list on some job descriptions if they get specific as to the particular documents you’ll manage. Scheduling and Setting Up Meetings. Managing Calendars. Project Management.

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Frustration Busters!

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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. To automatically insert a new row at the end of a table.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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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. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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That is not in my job description.

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EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correct year on your.

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Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets