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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them? Do you know of any other ways to get your staff members to clean up after themselves? Do you start wondering if they treat their own house the same way? right away. right away.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

You actually end up thinking that you are working harder, yet you are reducing your productivity by about 30%. Thats quite a bit of work that you could be catching up on throughout your day, each and every day. Then I would open up the applications associated with the next task. Believe it or not, this can lower productivity.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Your colleague or boss calls or comes up to you exactly 2 minutes later and asks if youve read it. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 You think to yourself, "What?!? Is this person crazy?!?" Has this ever happened to you?

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 I originally wrote a post on this entitled " Travel Plans " explaining that you can use Travelocity and Expedia to find the best deals.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Most Irritating Habits of Co-Workers By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 19, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you find yourself among co-workers that are not respectful of your privacy? Do they end up talking loud on the phone while you are trying to do some work?

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JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Now put yourself in that persons shoes.

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JULY 14, 2009

They forget to do their own flight check-in and dont have time, so they call you up and ask you to do it. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip. You scratch your head and wonder how this can be done.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

Then a bunch of co-workers show up in costumes. Do you like to dress up in fancy or scary costumes for this occasion? Do you want to dress up at the office, but not sure what to wear or if you even can? You dont want to end up at work and be the only one wearing a costume. What are you dressing up as? What a sight!

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Do you follow particular religious holidays, but arent showing up in your calendar? In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re walking around the office and someone comes up to you, asking for a pen. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Home About Me Advertise Do You Have a Pen?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Sync Your Hand Held Device By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity , Travel A re you looking for software that can synchronize most of your hand held devices? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? There are two ways of backing up your e-mails. Are you familiar with this?

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JANUARY 28, 2008

Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Recently, someone asked me how this is done. It’s actually quite simple.

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JANUARY 23, 2008

Do you already have a table set up in Microsoft Word, but dont want to copy to Microsoft Excel and back again, just to sort it? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 One of my colleagues came to me and asked about this very question.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 26, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you worried about online identity theft online? You can post up to 80 different job sites, such as Workopolis , Monster , CareerBuilder and many more, just with one submission. Home About Me Advertise Worried About Your Online Resume?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Common Courtesy in the Workplace By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 10, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you always end up cleaning up after your colleagues? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 4 Easy Steps to Finding Old E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, December 13, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you have trouble sifting through hundreds or even thousands of e-mails ? If it isnt, click on it and a new toolbar will pop up.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Whether you need help fixing up that company website, proofreading a report that your boss needs right away or even compiling reports that your boss gave you today and is asking for you to complete it yesterday. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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JULY 24, 2008

When e-mails come in and you have set up your colors, you will notice that you have prioritized them by color. This will show up in red, since I know I have to get to this one first, before I can even touch any other one. Then I have my faxes set up as green. Now you have a new prioritization system set up.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Do you have trouble using the text box feature to place anchored text where you prefer, so that it shows up in a particular area of the page? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Using text boxes can be a little tricky, since there are quite a few features that it comes with.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 29, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel like you need a coffee fix every day? A large number of people that wake up in the morning need their coffee to jump start their mornings and help them throughout the day. Can you really survive your morning without that cup of Joe?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 08, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you wake up in the morning and think to yourself, "What do I have to do today? Rushing through your work will only create mistakes and you will end up doing the same task twice. This will help you get to your goal faster.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it. I am sure that this will beef up your productivity with the system. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Whats next?

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? There are times when people come up to me and expect things to be done right away. Apparently, everyone comes to me all at the same time.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Set up the preferences for yourself for one hour and click start. When the hour has passed, a pop up window will show telling you that your time is up. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Virtual Stopwatch gives you the option to set a predetermined amount of time.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

to be obtained from outside sources, other than the specified and approved vendors that have been set up. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

If they try to call you, they can be fined up to $15,000.00. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Keep in mind that it telemarketers have 31 days to take you off of their list and you have to re-register your numbers every three years, but it’s worth the small effort.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 I even keep particular restaurants that I have to make reservations for on a regular basis in my Favourites on my browser.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Yellow Post-It Notes By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you looking for some innovative ways on using your yellow Post-It notes? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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JANUARY 11, 2008

Are you worried that you might put things up that are not appropriate for the office? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you want to decorate your cubicle/office?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Now only the subtotal rows will show up, instead of all of the details in between. I sometimes go onto my blog to look up stuff that I've added, since I tend to forget things at times. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Click Special. Click Visible cells only and click OK.

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JANUARY 2, 2008

Ill leave it up to you to figure out, but remember that the higher ups are always watching you. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 I am one of these people (at times).

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

O ne of my readers asks: With Word 2007, is it possible to create a “cliff notes&# version of a document using the Styles function or Macros? All the deleted text should now show up automatically. Keep up the great work! Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Click this and you will get an even larger list of free services that are offered. You can sign up and use any or as many services as you wish. You have option to share these with anyone or everyone thats part of this service. Keep up the good posting! Theres also the "more."

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MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Then yesterday I came across a similar post , claiming that the pursuit of productivity has ended up out of control.

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JANUARY 10, 2008

It happens each and every year, even if you end up getting the flu shot. If youre feeling well enough to be able to work from home (telecommuting), an alternative would be to ask your IT department to set you up with VPN (virtual private network) access. It all depends on how your IT department sets you up.

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