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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Knowing how to use Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel is a given for any administrative assistant’s career. You may also be the go-to person internally. Training — Employers prefer administrative professionals who are not only tech-savvy but also well-versed in the company’s most-used tools.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information? B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer. I remember going to a walk-in clinic (doctors office) for an ailment at the time.

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Frustration Busters!

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you want to insert a fraction in Microsoft Word without going to Insert/Symbol, keep your Alt key depressed whilst keying in the following numbers on your number pad. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. July 30, 2009 Anonymoussaid. Alt0188 will give you the quarter symbol etc.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. The minutes of a meeting serve not only as a written record but also as a legal record.