Productivity Bits

MAY 12, 2011

Follow me on t witte r. With a comfortable full-sized keyboard, large display and clickable trackpad, all-day battery life, light weight, and built-in ability to connect to Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks, Chromebooks are ideal for anytime, anywhere access to the web. Share critical documents on the web with your team.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

My iPad has an awesome case and keyboard made by Zagg (in red of course to match my business brand!). Plus, as I think of great ideas or things to do, I can dictate them so I don't forget them. If you don't have a gym, do stairs, rope (with, or without rope) or jumping jacks. I have a "virtual" speaking.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 4, 2009

I wouldn't suggest using such a marketing piece, because the minute you DON'T do what a client thinks you SHOULD do in an hour, you're gonna be screwed. It might tell you that, an average operator's time to type a one-page document is three minutes (I'm obviously making that up, but you get the idea).

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. You should look into keyboard shortcuts too. Don’t become disparaged if you find it hard to remember or use them – remember, habits take 21 days to form, keep going! For work, I use Outlook. I review email twice a day now.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 15, 2011

People with experience and some technological knowledge can easily navigate such features as sending and receiving emails, editing Office documents, high-speed Web access, or even using the QWERTY keyboard. Shouldn’t there be a balance between what a company has to do and what should be done? photo credit: SimplyAbbey.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The major disadvantages we heard are: Limited or no support for most office and business applications Limited storage and printer support Limited ability to import and export data Touch screen keyboard hard to use Lack of multitasking These views match our experience using the iPad.  Browsing   The reason is simple. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. She said it would be the same instructions for a table or a document in Word. These are instructions for Word 2003. "I

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! This saves a bunch of time if you have to do a function several times and there isnt a keyboard short cut. Especially when you are cutting and pasting in a 200 page document!! Otherwise, you would be working somewhere else. And the split screen function is wonderful too.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Your PDA is like a back-up brain, so you don't have to worry about forgetting or missing appointments! whereas paper planners don't!    " Think of the last time you said out loud "If I don't write this down, I won't remember it!" link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.

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The Marq

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Tasks in Google Calendar is measly and doesn’t have the ability to set priorities, recurring tasks, and, most importantly, synch with my phone. However, I couldn’t find a good use for it. I used to use Google Documents for this purpose. Google Apps did everything except Tasks. Enter Astrid.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. They sent an e-mail wondering if any of the assistants could help them export a document from Excel to Word. Unlike Word you will only see the header repeated when you do a print preview or print the document. She was amazed. To repeat a header row on each page.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

  I don't care what tool you receive your e-mail in, you still have to manage it or it will run you.  Just taking a few minutes to dump those that aren't currently helpful is like dropping the junk mail in the trash on the way in from the mailbox!   I'm not of that school of thought.  Do The Dump!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

And sometimes it isn’t, but from my experience if you read an administrative or executive assistant job description there is usually a phrase something like this, “providing administrative support.&# Whatever you are doing as an administrative assistant, don’t be afraid to try new things and expand your knowledge.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? Lets enjoy our day together.© Click Yes and then OK.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. If the computer doesn’t do what we want -- trick it, it is amazing what we can do if we put our minds to it. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Be prepared and think ahead.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 30 March, 2009 When working isnt fun: Ho hum, ho hum, its off to work I go. After four years at my previous job I knew it was time to go. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Proofing documents can also be funny. I hope you don't mind, but I added a link to your blog on my page. Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. I think because I am over 50 I am not afraid what people think as much as I did when I was younger. Did I not bring them home?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

He can ignore e-mails, but it is hard to ignore me :) When you are copied on an e-mail, read the whole message, don’t just skim it. If you have been asked to do something and don’t fully understand what is expected of you, don’t be afraid to ask questions. There could be a message for you.

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

A certain amount of piling is inescapable, especially when you are actively working with the documents filling up your workspace. Don’t consider a job done until you have determined the right place for the paperwork it leaves behind. Find other homes for papers you don’t need anymore. Give decluttering a chance.

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Eco-Office Gals

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

If you’re a PC user, all you have to do is press the “Start” menu button—the one with the Microsoft logo—on your keyboard, type in the file name, and click the file you’re looking for. After all, larger companies still keep stacks of decades-old documents, right? Saves space. Tightens your security.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. This in turn makes us very busy as well. I can hardly keep up with my own e-mails at times let alone someone elses account, but that is part of my job. Happy trolling! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. Managing your workload from home when you don’t have everything you need. Meeting documents: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 19, 2010

MacJournal Shortcut MacJournal also features a keyboard shortcut, so every time I feel my idea will be pretty close to a blog post (as opposed to other types of ideas, like blog post series, guest post ideas, strategies or just interesting bits and pieces) I use this shortcut directly. Or while I’m in the middle of a conversation.

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