Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 27, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you having trouble with your filing system? If you really do have to put a lot of files in a folder, place a rubber band around the folder.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

What I’ve found over time is a lot of people don’t take the time to properly organize the documents and materials that support their career growth and development. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Personal Business Cards. Your resume always needs to be current.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 24, 2011

A good place to start is to streamline your files and documents. Clean out your file cabinet. Put old client files into storage and only keep active files in your immediate office area. File or toss that pile of papers into your newly streamlined filing system. Clean up electronic files and documents.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards. When it came to appraisal time I then had a working file to draw on. “If Magazine Subscriptions.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

TinyScan turns your iPhone into a mini scanner for documents, photos, receipts and other texts. With TinyScan, you can scan your documents at anywhere and store or email them as PDF files. Or they can take several pictures and send a multipage document to you with the entire trips receipts collected. LinkedIn Card Munch.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 5, 2011

The software allows you to speak into the phone and then it writes the words into a text file of some type. It saves embarrassment after running out of business cards and avoids the loss of data due to losing a small piece of paper. You can open and share documents, spreadsheets or any other data in the Microsoft Office.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Optimize your desk by tackling documents and Post-it notes that take up precious surface space. Workplace organization helps ease the burden of a busy day. Optimize your desk with organizers that store letterhead, a stapler, business cards, and other common office tools for easy access.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Here is my business card. We recently were awarded Business of the Year by Businessweek. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood. Short, sweet, and to the point!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

Idea File – Ideas strike at random times, in the oddest places. Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote. Save recognized file formats to that folder and Evernote will upload to your account.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word Y our boss comes up to you and asks you to take a look at an e-mail that he/she just sent you. You notice that there is a picture within the file and your boss asks you to resize it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 16, 2011

.  Create a check-list of what actions must be taken to get from zero-business and check them off as you complete them. This means putting away old files too. Create a spreadsheet and copy the files into this spreadsheet. No need to put your home business address unless you need people to know where you live.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you know what a macro is? You now can paste the particular parts of text back into your document. Do you know how to create them? You will need in a short while.

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Professional Assistant Blog

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? This way, everyone will be using the exact same documents , spreadsheet , etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Copy Tables from Word to Powerpoint By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 30, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word P eople often ask me, "How do you copy a table from Word into Powerpoint?" Open Powerpoint and click on File, then select New, then Blank Presentation.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 7, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Do you want to fax some documents to a client, but not sure if the fax number you are dialing will be correct?

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Professional Assistant Blog

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. All you need to do is go through your regular print routine with the following steps: Click File, Print or CTRL-P as the keyboard shortcut.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity Y our boss comes to your cubicle and asks you to make 10 copies of 5 different sets of publications. Photocopy all publications one after another, whether it be via the document feeder, the glass pane or both. Not Sure What To Do?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 11, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you want to decorate your cubicle/office? You need to be able to find certain documents on your cubicle walls for easy reference. Try to keep your documents, pictures, etc. Try not to clutter your cubicle too much.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 16, 2008

If people place items on my desk or chair, I will simply place it back at the top of my mail tray and prioritize all documents as needed. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? People have to understand that each person prioritizes their work their own way.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Labelling The Features In Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 04, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you create letters or labels in Microsoft Word ? From here, click on the particular label that you want to use and click New Document. You can use this feature by: 1.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise On E-mail Blackouts.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. Especially when you are cutting and pasting in a 200 page document!!

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 3, 2013

Leader’s notes, folders, files (soft or hard copies). Handouts and other documents. Business cards. Website: Dress Code: Type of Meal: Guests Attending: __ Date Confirmed: Confirmation #: _. Special Food Requirements: __. Other Special Requests: Meeting Materials: Agenda. PowerPoint slides (saved to USB?).

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Recommended Tool: All inclusive Planner www.busybodybooks.com is a PC Software great for Busy Mom/Dad Pros of Planning Tool : All inclusive weekly calendar for appointments and to-do's, allows me to track historical my tasks so I can go back for review, breakdown of each member of the family activities and has space for tear out shopping lists.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. 5) Read your article and record as an mp3 file. (6) Look in unusual places: There is content waiting to be rediscovered in file drawers, meeting notes, emails and from conference calls.

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