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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Grrr! moments

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At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Oh where or where is my password?

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I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file.

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Pass it on.

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This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. How to edit an email message (Microsoft Office 2007): Open the email message from your Inbox and click on Other Actions and you will see the option Edit Message.

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Frustration Busters!

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She wanted me to show her other tips and thought I really should do a lunch and learn on these shortcuts. These instructions are for Word 2007, but lower versions of Word are usually comparable or easily figured out from these instructions. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. If you press Ctrl.

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Is it that time of the year already?

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In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

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When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.