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Today’s Admin Needs to Become a Mobile Office Pro

Office Dynamics

Apps for file access, e-mail, calendar, password protection, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, virtual meetings, news, weather and travel are examples of key productivity tools mobile devices should have installed. View , annotate and sign PDFs. At minimum , a mobile user needs apps to perform key daily business tasks.

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The ultimate app guide for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Here are some of my favourites: Great Apps: Travel. This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. You can set it for your current location or receive alerts from places you are planning to travel too. If your manager travels on one airline frequently it is worth downloading their app.

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Snail Mail 101

Clutter Coach

This category includes bills, medical forms to file, an insurance or telephone plan to compare with what you have now, information about a product you intend to buy and a list of activities put on by a group you belong to. You can download PDF copies and keep them on your computer. Also shred credit card applications. Shred every day.

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Using Microsoft Office E-mail Templates

Professional Assistant Blog

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. There is a simple solution to this - E-mail Templates! There are certain tasks that I need to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc. basis and it usually involves e-mail.

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

Professional Assistant Blog

Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. If you need to remember lots of different passwords, try using RoboForm. Here are some features directly from the site: Manage Your Passwords and Log In automatically. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ".

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Writing all in caps is a form of e-mail shouting. This is the commonest form of color blindness, but it affects only.4 Is that the message you want to send to your recipient? 4 percent of women&#.

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