Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

This way, everyone will be using the exact same documents , spreadsheet , etc. Just make sure to protect the documents, spreadsheets, etc. Another option is to create templates in Microsoft Office and either e-mail them to everyone or place them on a network drive for everyone to access. so that they dont get changed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Start with your reference, client, and financial files. Ask yourself whether or not those documents will be relevant to your work in the coming year – completed projects and last year’s receipts should not be living in your active files! When January 1 hits, you should be able to file any new document in seconds!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 11, 2008

You need to be able to find certain documents on your cubicle walls for easy reference. Try to keep your documents, pictures, etc. Try to keep the pictures on a professional level, so obviously dont hang anything that might be lewd, harmful to others cultures or has a picture of something illegal on it.

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Imagine that your boss comes to you and asks you to merge several files into one main file ( Microsoft Word document). Then at the end, you just accept all changes to get the final document. Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again? I completely forgot about that.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2008

Is it just me or do you immediately cringe and think you did something wrong when your boss mentions there is a typo in a document? I noticed that the other day when someone mentioned to me that there was a typo in a document I was working on. I do however use Spell Check on emails and all documents that I type.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

How many times do you search through those piles in an attempt to look for a document that isn’t there? Schedule time in the day to file documents or keep a pile of “frequently referred to&# files on your desk for easy access. • Paper Documents Use the color coded system for filing (ie.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Here are the simple steps on how to copy tables: Open your Word document that contains the table. This actually is quite easy to do. Open Powerpoint and click on File, then select New, then Blank Presentation. You will see this screen at the bottom. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Photocopy all publications one after another, whether it be via the document feeder, the glass pane or both. The copier will now spit out all of the documents , in the order that you asked it to do it in, 10 copies for each bundle. The copier will then scan in all of the information in the order that you want it in.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

7%), but the document size is the same. You can not e-mail a document with 30 such pictures because size is over 10 MB. Richard Posted on 9 October, 2008 10:52 AM Anonymous How can I resize all the 30 picture of a word document, Please advice. 10comments for this post Anonymous These actions dont change the picture size.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 16, 2008

If people place items on my desk or chair, I will simply place it back at the top of my mail tray and prioritize all documents as needed. People have to understand that each person prioritizes their work their own way. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Now select Microsoft Office Document Image Writer. There are other ways to implement this, depending on the software that you are using, but let’s keep this simple for now. All you need to do is go through your regular print routine with the following steps: Click File, Print or CTRL-P as the keyboard shortcut.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

From here, click on the particular label that you want to use and click New Document. You can use this feature by: 1. Clicking Tools, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and Labels. Click on the Labels tab. This will allow you to have a blank sheet in front of you and you can add all the information into each label and then print them off.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

So, this answer is based on my experimentation with the two main tools the question above refers to - a planner and a tickler file system. When any one document can be found in multiple locations, you are bound to have trouble putting your hands on information when you need it. "The Ph.D. of Productivity"(tm).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Do you keep paperwork or reference material that you use on a regular basis far from your workspace?    Add to that 25% of enterprise documents are misplaced and will never be located.  Imagine   Imagine the wasted time recreating those lost documents. Imagine   4. . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. By recording payments as we receive them, we can just as easily monitor overdue payments and send email reminders. I sit in my car and check my email. We can also generate reports to track our income. You won't regret it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

If you have created main category files, then create a main category folder in your 'My Documents' folder on your PC, and create sub-files in this main folder as necessary. Use the same system again to store and manage all your emails. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? ORGANIZE your Inbox.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 11, 2010

For example, if you are talking about the organization of the meeting or its purpose, reference meeting materials or if this is a meeting that involves a specific group and there are written rules and regulations such as bylaws, make reference to them so that everyone understands the source of your concerns.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

You have access to your documents and photos no matter where you are. Email the report to the boss while you're sitting by the pool. No need to load and check USB flash drives or email documents back and forth from work to home. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? No problem!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Here are 7 simple things you can do to improve your filing system: Try filing your documents into file folders, then put them into hanging file folders. Dont know how to organize yourself and things are starting to pile up?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

Mac Users Will Have Easier Access for their Document Management While the desktop version of Paper Tiger could be used on a Mac, sometimes people had challenges making the Windows version work well.  Mac Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Do you have things you think I should test or suggest?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  The Esselte company conducted a study of over 2,600 executives and found that the average executive wastes 6 week a year just looking for lost documents and information.    1) reference information and an 2) action system.  Email is the ultimate distraction that most of us face now. 

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Thanks, Richard Posted on 5 March, 2008 10:43 AM Deb I love CTRL-Z (undo), CTRL-H (find & replace), the split screen feature in Word (it splits the screen into 2 sections so you can look at 2 different areas of the document at the same time. Especially when you are cutting and pasting in a 200 page document!!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

For day-to-day use, simply keeping important car documents (like your insurance and registration cards), a pen or pencil, a pocket-sized notepad, and a small first-aid kit is sufficient. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Contrary to popular use, your glove box is not a "catch-all compartment" or a trash can.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

So many of us decide in February that since we haven’t accomplished the goal set on January 1, it is hopeless, be consistent and persistent and refer back to your goals often. Write your goals down and refer back to them often; you may have to change your focus or create a new sub-goal. Be consistent.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 10, 2009

Let the Past Go Unless you are asked, dont reference the previous supervisor and do not compare your previous supervisor to the new one. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Clear your workspace; make it look presentable. Move forward with the new person, remain open-minded and positive.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If you are not the person who can assist them, refer them to someone who can. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When they are finished, ask questions to clarify their feelings. Seek answers. Get to the root of their ill-behavior and offer solutions. Dealing with a boss who is a micromanager.

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Administrative Professionals IAAP 2010 Filing 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

You asked many questions so I will answer all of them and also encourage you to read all my old posts and refer to my other site since they all answer your question in one way or another: [link] To create a good relationship with the other assistant and the other secretary is a two part answer. You can just write “Thx!”

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up. I can also store email templates and phone "scripts" (bullet point items of what to cover on certain types of calls). I can also keep notes and all of their contact information, my calendar, email and appointment history, and more.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The term ‘business overhead’ refers to the general cost of running a business; this can include carrying an inventory, supplies, staff and premises. Other services that a virtual office could provide are a receptionist to handle and direct all your calls, as well as having the business mail, faxes and courier documents handled for you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word?? If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

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