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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Creating a filing system can be tricky, as you need to know exactly how to file your files and what type of information you would need to be able to access quickly. One of my readers asks: I am trying to organize a file room based not on traditional alphabetical filing, but on a retrieval system. as you mentioned in your question.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

Better for you ergonomically as well. I must admit that it helps that I learnt to use a computer on the old DOS system and shortcut keys were the only option, but even those who normally use a mouse can transition over quite easily. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. If your message is an answer to the sender then just pressing Reply is appropriate or if you are only copied, do you need to reply at all? Be Angry but Send not! If you need to vent, try sending yourself the e-mail you wanted to send.

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