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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized. Can I say that again – BE ORGANIZED! An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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Each organization we work for will have their own acronyms that we have to get familiar with fairly quickly if you want to know what they are talking about. After the first use, then you can feel free to use the acronym throughout the document. Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language.

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That is not in my job description.

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There are some assistants however who enjoy the organizing and the business of being an administrative or executive assistant and they are good at their job and get great satisfaction in what they do. They dont want to change their career and that is all right too.

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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© Where can I put this paper? Thats great!

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Managing your Boss's Inbox

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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. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home. Very good article Patricia! THanks for sharing!

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On the job tips for new Admins.

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If the letterhead has the name of the organization on it you do not have to repeat it again under the name and title, unless that is your boss’s preference. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. As you have discovered half the battle is getting organized.

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Word and Outlook 2007 tips

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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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