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DECEMBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Here are 9 great tips on making you a better blogger: Credentials are a must. Do you feel like you want to voice your opinion about other topics?

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You can also find more Microsoft Excel tips and tricks here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Now you have a larger area to work with. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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JUNE 8, 2010

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Katie Cohen-Hausman It is GREAT to see you post again! Pass this along to other colleagues, so that they can share the wealth of this knowledge as well. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Im not sure if youre covered this in the past, but Im having a difficult time working so closely with another equal coworker. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post deals nice site about deals thank you Posted on 30 October, 2009 5:56 PM Anonymous Thank you! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

So next time your boss asks you to send something after the fact for a meeting update, make sure to use the “Forward as iCalendar&# function instead. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 5comments for this post Patricia Robb Thanks Richard. I'm going to try this.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. The best part of this software is that it provides you with resolved IP addresses, which (most of the time) tells you what company visited your site.

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APRIL 24, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Mr.galle Hello, this brog is nice!! If you have any articles that you would like to contribute, please e-mail me. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. I already link to this page.

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MARCH 26, 2008

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level. People generally gossip at work due to boredom, insecurity, wanting to belong.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Here are some tips to consider: Even if you dont know the answer to their question, tell them that you will get back to them via e-mail, phone, etc. For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Home About Me Advertise Need To Create a PDF? Dont Have the Software? Dont Panic! Whats next?

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JULY 24, 2008

Tip: Make sure not to use too many colors, since you might forget to distinguish the important from the less important. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Now you have a new prioritization system set up. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D oes your department have an administrative procedures manual? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Do you need some helpful tips on how to get that dream job that you always wanted? Here are 3 simple search tips that you can follow to get you through the rough patches: If you feel stuck, as for help! Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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DECEMBER 31, 2007

I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its an open-concept office and at times, I would like my colleagues to simmer down a bit. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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AUGUST 29, 2008

If you want to take your tasks to the next level, follow these tips: Make sure that you have your list in front of you and try to figure out how many tasks you can accomplish for that day. Try to use these tips in your everyday life and see how much better and easier things will get done. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips Update: Please make sure to delete the current holidays that you have in your Outlook. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. You can do this by clicking View, Arrange By, Current View, Events.

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JANUARY 22, 2008

The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

If not, heres a quick technical tip for you: Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 24, 2007 Filed Under: System Security D o you feel that your colleagues might do something through your computer?

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JULY 16, 2009

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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APRIL 1, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Jodith One thing I find helpful when having multiple people performing file updates is to keep track changes turned on. Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

If you are more of a person who likes to use Outlook for reminders to pop up a few minutes, hours or days before the task needs to be completed or you need to attend a meeting, here are some tips on how to go about it: Write up the task in your Outlook, but make sure to give yourself enough time to be able to complete the task.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post Jodith I have no problems with shorts in the office if its a casual environment (and I mean casual, not business casual). Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

The other way is to get off on a lower floor and either walk the difference, which can be great for your health (read my post on Walk Into A Better Life for more tips) or wait for the next ride. This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post Administrative Jobs Thanks for the great tips here. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Keep up the great work! I really am trying!

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AUGUST 25, 2007

Most people these days don’t have the time to read spam, nor do they enjoy receiving it. If you want to get your point across, here are some tips to lighten the load: Think of what you want to tell the person you are writing to. Write a “get-to-the-point&# subject line. Click send!

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Thanks for the great tips! Post from: Administrative Assistant 2comments for this post Jenna Thats actually really helpful! I always find myself sending pretty much the same emails. I figured there must be an efficient way to do that. Posted on 15 February, 2008 4:22 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jenna, Thanks for the comment.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Here are some to-do tips before you head into the meeting: Create a list of all of the main tasks that you are doing. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. One of the best ways to combat this is to schedule a meeting with your boss to discuss how this can be tackled in a productive way. Think of ways you can help manage the workload.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

You can also find more tips by reading 6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! What other ways can you think of getting yourself and others to exercise more? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Hold Effective Meetings By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 07, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity H ave you ever wondered why you have so many meetings to attend and most of the time, you feel that you dont have a need to be there?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post Chelsea McNabb Nice post. Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post matt lorenzen Awesome post! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Thanks Richard. It means a lot to the team here.

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OCTOBER 9, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post rosytorn Call logging, plays a major in keeping a record of the transactions made over the telephone. Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 17, 2009

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