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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

Find Edits by Author Show/Hide Authors (toggles to show authors initials or name next to edits) Page Versions will show you every version of the page with date stamps Notebook Recycle Bin will show you deleted pages and content Note: Items are permanently deleted after 60 days. Here’s how you create one.

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10 E-mail Etiquette Pet Peeves and How to Handle Them

Office Dynamics

The “oops” factor: If you need more than two paragraphs to cover your topic, you’re better off using the phone, or attaching a Word* file. Getting a few items is fine – but who wants an email with a dozen files attached?”. A link to a shared drive, where all files can be stored, can be an easier way for people to access your data.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Grrr! moments

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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How to Hold Effective Meetings

Professional Assistant Blog

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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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time. Thats great!