Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Want Confidential Documents to Stay Confidential? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 30, 2007 Filed Under: A re you looking for a way to make sure that others don’t open your letters or packages? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Google Docs Cubicle 2008 2007 100

All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Inserting files, screenshots, and links.

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2016 Training PowerPoint Meeting Minutes 52

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

If you do have additional information to share with the audience use a handout or send them more detailed documents later. As most assistants are advanced users of PowerPoint the temptation to use all of the features can be high. Ability to save the recording as a video file. Keep the slides simple. Here are the key points.

PowerPoint 189

PowerPoint Social Media PDF USPS 189

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

If you do have additional information to share with the audience use a handout or send them more detailed documents later. As most assistants are advanced users of PowerPoint the temptation to use all of the features can be high. Ability to save the recording as a video file. Keep the slides simple. Here are the key points.

PowerPoint 189

PowerPoint Social Media PDF USPS 189

Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 26, 2018

Try Keynote , Microsoft PowerPoint , Google Slides or even Canva to create a powerful presentation on the go. Documents on the Go. Yet another reason to ditch the file cabinet and move your files to the cloud; file access on your smartphone. Easily access and share documents on the go. My favorite?

Social Media 126

Social Media Credit Card Dropbox Staples 126

Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Today, going mobile means having instant access to all documents, content and colleagues, and the tools to get any job done – anywhere, anytime. First and foremost , learn how to use a cloud service to backup and access your documents, photos and videos in a flash and I don’t mean from a flash drive! (I Microsoft OneDrive.

Dropbox 100

Dropbox PDF Filing Google 100

Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 27, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you having trouble with your filing system? If you really do have to put a lot of files in a folder, place a rubber band around the folder.

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Filing 2007 2008 Cubicle 100

Admins4Admins

MAY 5, 2009

These are the basics in formatting movies in PowerPoint 2007. In Normal view, click the slide to which you want to add a movie or animated GIF file. PowerPoint 2007 unfortunately doesn’t let you add movies from a DVD to a presentation normally. How To Add A Movie (PDF) HOW TO DELETE A MOVIE OR ANIMATED GIF FILE 1.

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PowerPoint 2007 PDF Management 40

All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

A good system is documentable, sharable, and repeatable. The best way to explain how to document your systems on paper is to show you. But you can also color code, highlight, and draw boxes around things in digital documents to draw attention to them in print, too. Systems are at the heart of every successful admin and office!

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Agenda Equipment Administrative Professionals Calendars 90

Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

By far the best thing about Google Cloud Connect is that you can keep Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. It’s super-simple to sync the document you have open in front of you with the web-based version on Google Docs. You can keep working while it saves the file, too. Mindless Collaboration.

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Google Google Docs Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel 100

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D oes your department have an administrative procedures manual? This way, everyone will be using the exact same documents , spreadsheet , etc.

2008 100

2008 Cubicle 2007 PowerPoint 100

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word Y our boss comes up to you and asks you to take a look at an e-mail that he/she just sent you. You notice that there is a picture within the file and your boss asks you to resize it.

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Microsoft Word 2008 Cubicle 2007 100

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Utilize spell check and review the document for grammar errors. Need a filing system?

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IAAP Filing Administrative Professionals Skills 100

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you know what a macro is? You now can paste the particular parts of text back into your document. Do you know how to create them? You will need in a short while.

Microsoft Word 100

Microsoft Word 2008 Keyboards 2007 100

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. 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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PDF 2008 Cubicle PowerPoint 100

Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 7, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Do you want to fax some documents to a client, but not sure if the fax number you are dialing will be correct?

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Fax Phones International 2008 100

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity Y our boss comes to your cubicle and asks you to make 10 copies of 5 different sets of publications. Photocopy all publications one after another, whether it be via the document feeder, the glass pane or both. Not Sure What To Do?

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Cubicle 2008 Google Docs 2007 100

Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 11, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you want to decorate your cubicle/office? You need to be able to find certain documents on your cubicle walls for easy reference. Try to keep your documents, pictures, etc. Try not to clutter your cubicle too much.

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Cubicle 2008 Google Docs 2007 100

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. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? People have to understand that each person prioritizes their work their own way.

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2008 Google Docs Cubicle 2007 100

Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Labelling The Features In Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 04, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you create letters or labels in Microsoft Word ? From here, click on the particular label that you want to use and click New Document. You can use this feature by: 1.

Microsoft Word 100

Microsoft Word 2008 Cubicle Google Docs 100

Admins4Admins

JANUARY 11, 2010

You can receive these updates automatically through email by clicking below: Subscribe to admins4admins.com by Email DOWNLOAD THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE: Word 2007 | How To Insert Track Changes (PDF) HOW TO INSERT TRACK CHANGES ON A DOCUMENT 1. Click on the “REVIEW” tab on the top of the worksheet. Type in the new text.

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2007 PowerPoint 2009 PDF 40

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

Idea File – Ideas strike at random times, in the oddest places. Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote. Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote.

Business Cards 100

Business Cards Twitter Staples PDF 100

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. Especially when you are cutting and pasting in a 200 page document!!

2008 100

2008 2007 Cubicle PowerPoint 100

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.

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Keyboards Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint 100

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise On E-mail Blackouts.

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2008 Cubicle 2007 Google Docs 100

The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I am sure you have received a brochure advertising a workshop in your area and you filed it in the “rectangular file.&# Microsoft Office is great for providing FREE tutorials online such as in computer software programs Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Register for a professional development workshop or seminar. Get certified.

IAAP 100

IAAP Administrative Professionals Filing 2010 100

Admins4Admins

DECEMBER 28, 2009

The ULTIMATE Beginner’s Reference eGuide – with easy step-by-step instructions FREE Subscription to the Admins4Admins weekly newsletter Free training , webinars and the latest tips on succeeding at your job NOTE: We will never send you SPAM or share/sell your email Connect with me.

2007 40

2007 UPS 2003 PowerPoint 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Marketing material is stripped of sales language, and the info becomes a blog post, which becomes a podcast, which becomes the soundtrack to a video made from PowerPoint slides which becomes a YouTube video which becomes content for the website. 5) Read your article and record as an mp3 file. (6) Record Everything For Repurposing.

Social Media 100

Social Media PowerPoint Facebook Gifts 100

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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Be able to think on your feet.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Filing IAAP 2008 100

Denise Aday

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

The process of creating and sharing documents was straightforward, and we could upload and download those documents in most popular formats. Central Desktop provides powerful search options : We searched across the Web; in text; and through documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and HTML.

Central Desktop 40

Central Desktop Collaborate PDF PowerPoint 40

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

2008 100

2008 2007 Cubicle Fax 100

Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

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. This can also include creating and modifying PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. This includes setting up and managing electronic and physical files.

Fax 40

Fax PowerPoint Filing Meeting Minutes 40

The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Structure: This is like an elaborate version of your résumé, perhaps most easily done in PowerPoint. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. Most of the benefits you offer to bring to the company should be focused on the requirements of the job for which you’re applying.

Cover Letter 100

Cover Letter Interviewing Resume Filing 100

Office Dynamics

JUNE 3, 2013

Leader’s notes, folders, files (soft or hard copies). Handouts and other documents. PowerPoint slides (saved to USB?). Website: Dress Code: Type of Meal: Guests Attending: __ Date Confirmed: Confirmation #: _. Special Food Requirements: __. Other Special Requests: Meeting Materials: Agenda. Here is a suggested list.

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Travel Attire Restaurants Medical 100

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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

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. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Where can I put this paper?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Admins4Admins

APRIL 28, 2009

The ULTIMATE Beginner’s Reference eGuide – with easy step-by-step instructions FREE Subscription to the Admins4Admins weekly newsletter Free training , webinars and the latest tips on succeeding at your job NOTE: We will never send you SPAM or share/sell your email Connect with me.

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