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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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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. This way, everyone will be using the exact same documents , spreadsheet , etc. Just make sure to protect the documents, spreadsheets, etc. so that they dont get changed.

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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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JANUARY 7, 2008

Do you want to fax some documents to a client, but not sure if the fax number you are dialing will be correct? I had the same trouble in the past, since I have to fax quite a few documents to clients on a regular basis.

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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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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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MARCH 3, 2008

Many companies these days have specific rules against importing outside mail into their Exchange system, not only for security and confidentiality reasons, but also because of document retention issues. Posted on 3 March, 2008 12:04 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jodith, Excellent point.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

I would not recommend using underlining for emphasis in an electronic document as underlining a word usually means you are linking to something else. Because it has taken on this new meaning you may have some confused readers trying to link to another site from your underlined word. 4 percent of women&#.

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AUGUST 30, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Copy Tables from Word to Powerpoint By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 30, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word P eople often ask me, "How do you copy a table from Word into Powerpoint?" This actually is quite easy to do. You will see this screen at the bottom.

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