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For Beginners: Keyboarding

Administrative Arts

For those just starting out in the clerical field, I cannot stress enough working on your keyboarding skills. Here’s a few sites on-line where you can get some keyboarding practice: Peter’s On-line Typing Course – this is the best one, in my opinion. Keyboard Lessons – 10 lessons for keyboarding.

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Training On-line

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. .©

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6 Ways to Alleviate Ergonomic-Related Strain

Ian's Messy Desk

The keyboard should usually be at a low height, near the height of your elbows and the mouse should be right next to the keyboard. Try different keyboards and mice – there are many designs on the market. Position the monitor so the top is about at the level of your eyes and it is straight in front of you.

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The Art And Ritual of Productivity

Productivityist

Every time I cue it up, I am in front of my keyboard ready to go. My goal is 3,000 words in whatever form I can manage. Rituals simply train our minds to get to the business at hand, to remind us what is coming and what is accomplished. By doing this, I don’t have to decide where to go or check reviews. Same Music.

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

Tips and Tools You Can Use In the same way we exercise our muscles to keep fit, we have to continue to train our brain to maintain its efficiency over time. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 One of the hardest questions for me on my performance appraisal is the one about my goals. Think about what your boss needs to get done and how you can help him or her accomplish that and work that into your goals.