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File Sharing

Practically Perfect PA

I find the best way to tackle the ever-increasing piles of stuff is to have a good filing system in place so that, as my mum used to say, there is a ‘place for everything and everything is in its place’! I have five different types of filing systems that I use everyday. My email filing system. Online file sharing.

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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. Be one step ahead of your boss. Be protective of your boss’s time.

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Did You Know Paper and Other Things in Your Office Hold Emotion?

Stephanie LH Calahan

While we often talk about rules and guidelines for getting rid of things, let's address the world of stuff from a different direction. Experiencing adventure and travel? Start by going through your old files and doing some purging. S ave it in the place where it belongs. Is it Bubble Wrap Worthy? Is it worth keeping?

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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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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. I dont want to miss a step so always go through the checklist on the travel sheet. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Taking it offline is a neat trick a friend of a friend of a friend showed me.

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6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  For some people that is a traditional filing cabinet system, but others might find more success with cubbies in their office.    Many people keep things -- papers, reports, emails, books -- because they don't have set guidelines around how long something should stick around.