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. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. If you get an opportunity for an interview you may as well go and try it. Be prepared in the interview with your own questions too. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Allwork

AUGUST 24, 2023

Then, at each touchpoint, document the decision-tree for the prospect, the leading questions you will use to guide the prospect, and the potential solution for each branch and the narrative to overcome objections.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. 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 Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year!

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She was the founder of an award-winning, modern-Chinese fast casual restaurant in Shanghai, and her work has been featured in The New York Times , BBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal , Fast Company , Fortune and more. Gao uses her experience as a chef to share meaningful flavors that open people up to new ideas and conversations.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Be prepared and think ahead. Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Be good at tracking things down.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Proofing documents can also be funny. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. In between spurts of laughter, he said that he hadnt been to my desk yet, but I should go and see the junior lawyer because he had asked him to put a letter on my desk earlier. I left his office to the sound of his chuckles behind me.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This also works with your Calendar, which comes in handy if you want to either insert the agenda or another document from Word, or if you need to insert an e-mail. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password?

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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 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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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

Meeting documents: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. It is very hard to follow along when not all members have the document printed the same way. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. It is comical watching everyone trying to sort out which way to hold the paper.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Productivityist

MAY 12, 2016

For years I kept reading blogs, listening to interviews and watching TED talks, without implementing what I’d learned. Audio (podcasts, interviews, radio shows, audio books). Go to their list of videos and just copy the links and names to the document. I’ve been there. The worst part? I felt really good about myself.

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Success

AUGUST 14, 2023

At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. When the magazine asked Berk to design two show homes for the International Builder Show around the time he moved to LA with his husband, he agreed, having no clue how to draw up construction documents and electrical layouts.

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