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MARCH 6, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 06, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity H ave you had or are in a situation where your colleague is making your life miserable? I have been in these types of jobs a few times in the past and let me tell you, it’s no laughing matter.

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MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? Are you going to be out of the office for a short or even long period of time?

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MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? Posted on 30 October, 2008 9:35 AM The Professional Assistant Hi, Great comment!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Posted on 20 February, 2008 7:05 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jodith, Thanks for the comment.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word Y our boss comes up to you and asks you to take a look at an e-mail that he/she just sent you. Posted on 9 October, 2008 9:19 AM The Professional Assistant Hi, Thanks for the comment.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference?

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 10, 2008 Filed Under: MS-PowerPoint D o you want to change the way your Microsoft PowerPoint templates look? www.conetrees.com/2008/10/downloads/clean-elegant-presentation-template Posted on 12 October, 2008 1:34 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Feng Liang, Thanks for the comment.

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MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. Posted on 3 March, 2008 12:04 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jodith, Excellent point. Home About Me Advertise On E-mail Blackouts.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you know what a macro is? Posted on 16 October, 2008 3:50 PM The Professional Assistant Hi, Thanks for the comment. Do you know how to create them?

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MARCH 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Get A Job With A Thank You Letter By The Professional Assistant on Friday, March 28, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity D id you just get out of an interview ? Patricia [link] Posted on 28 March, 2008 6:01 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Patricia, Thanks for the comment. Did you attend a few recently?

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APRIL 1, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again? Thanks for the tip!

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JANUARY 7, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Posted on 28 July, 2008 12:02 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Regina, Youre most welcome! Glad to hear that its a time saver.

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JULY 20, 2009

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? Are you familiar with this? Vista is a major mess, so Im not surprised that Microsoft is doing this.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Kallout To Research Information By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 20, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity , Research Y ou’re reading an article for some research that you are doing for our boss. You come across a piece of text that you are unfamiliar with.

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AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Yes, even I forget it at times. Home About Me Advertise Forgot Your Password?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 08, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you wake up in the morning and think to yourself, "What do I have to do today? Home About Me Advertise Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing? Oh my goodness, look at my long list of things!"

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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AUGUST 18, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, August 18, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity O k, I am sure that the title of this post drew you in. Posted on 20 August, 2008 11:45 AM The Professional Assistant Hi Jodith, I completely agree. Home About Me Advertise Men Wearing Shorts At The Office? I couldn’t believe it either.

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DECEMBER 14, 2007

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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MARCH 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 10, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by James of Organize IT. Home About Me Advertise Has The Bubble Burst?

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OCTOBER 9, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called? Use A Phone Call Log!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking! Do you wish that you could save them to your Favorites so that you can look at them again and again?

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AUGUST 23, 2007

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you having difficulty with overcoming a problem? Cheers, Ricardo Footholds For Favorable Outcomes Posted on 13 February, 2008 7:25 PM The Professional Assistant Thanks for the comment Ricardo. Thanks again.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Posted on 15 February, 2008 4:22 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jenna, Thanks for the comment. Home About Me Advertise Tired of Sending Recurring E-mails?

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Contest: Best Stress Tips - Win $1500 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 02, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel stressed at work? Do you feel that you need to relieve yourself of daily stressors whenever you have the time (which Im sure isnt too often)? Just watch out for cavities.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Going Above and Beyond "Work" By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity D o you find yourself going into work day after day, week after week, feeling like you could do just a little more?

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AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? Home About Me Advertise To-Do or Not To-Do? Taking Your To-Do List to the Next Level! Do you want to take it to the next level?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Attracting Productivity: Work Environments By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Job Seeking , Networking , Productivity D o you think of yourself as a productive person? Do you feel that you are happy at your job?

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