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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

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Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department. Form – A structured document with fields for collecting specific information.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

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Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. Your boss could ask you for something at a moments notice and you are expected to find the information within minutes.

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Using Microsoft Office E-mail Templates

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About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. There is a simple solution to this - E-mail Templates! There are certain tasks that I need to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc. basis and it usually involves e-mail.

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

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Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. If you need to remember lots of different passwords, try using RoboForm. Here are some features directly from the site: Manage Your Passwords and Log In automatically. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength.

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Microsoft Office Poll Results

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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. There are quite a bit of AA forms there.

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Excel 2007 | How To Protect Selected Cells

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Use this tip if you’re creating forms, schedules or applications! This gives people the option to modify your spreadsheet with the exception of the few cells that you’ve protected. As always, let us know if there are things you need help with. Click here to cancel reply.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

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E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Writing all in caps is a form of e-mail shouting. This is the commonest form of color blindness, but it affects only.4 Is that the message you want to send to your recipient? 4 percent of women&#.

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