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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

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© 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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Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections

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.© 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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Frustration Busters!

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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. All this time she had been right clicking and choosing Insert row each time she needed another row. She did not know how simple it could be by just tabbing.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language. After the first use, then you can feel free to use the acronym throughout the document. I suppose we better get used to it as it seems to be a trend and start to learn the language of acronyms and initialisms. Back to the drawing board.

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That is not in my job description.

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New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! Me/Myself/I More Important vs. More Importantly Ms.

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Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correct year on your.

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Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

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On the job tips for new Admins.

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Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years. Once you have a handle on that, then you can go about learning your job.