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Advanced Minute Taking Workshop. After many requests, the editors of the AdministrativeProfessional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Editor, AdministrativeProfessional Today.
I have gotten in the habit of doing this frequently during the day and hardly even think about it until the system shuts down for some reason and then I breathe a sigh of relief when I open the document (by pressing Ctrl + o by the way) and find that I have not lost any of my work. Ctrl + a - Selects the whole document.
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. Unlike Word you will only see the header repeated when you do a print preview or print the document. To automatically insert a new row at the end of a table.
Meetingdocuments: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. It is very hard to follow along when not all members have the document printed the same way. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field. 411 Look Up 411.ca
If you approach your boss in a professional manner with the problems clearly set out and possible solutions, it will come across much better. Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:09 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , job description , that is not my job Reactions: 3comments: The Jackal said.
Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:32 PM Labels: 2009 , Administrative Assistant , changing years , New Year , professional assistant , putting the right date Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.
Proofing documents can also be funny. Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , funny ha ha , humour at work Reactions: 3comments: ProAdmin2 said. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. What a start to a Monday morning.
So, the very best advice I can give you around how to write good minutes is to read other people’s minutes and start to work out what’s good, what isn’t; what fits your style, and what doesn’t. Like anything, preparation is everything, and for taking minutes, it is critical in preparing a good minutedocument.
A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Be prepared and think ahead. Be good at tracking things down.
For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!
In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca
Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me. Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , being professional , professional assistant , working smart Reactions: 4comments: Evesaid.
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