Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 20, 2010

To put it into perspective, try imagining all of your emails from the last month coming to you on paper – now that’s a scary thought! To save on paper, some people develop a filing system through the computer, similar to the old ways, by using an office suite or another program to store documents in folders. 100% No Spam.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 21, 2016

Fax Machine- At this point, everyone should be capable of sending attachments via email. for those few technophobes that refuse to be dragged into the 21 st century and insist on faxing you, all you need is Nextiva , up to 500 pages a month for just $4.95. No more supply costs for paper, cartridges, toner, or machines.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Don’t EVER send sensitive financial data via email – even if it is split across two emails. Sending info via email is like sending a postcard via mail. Ask your VA/service provider if she has a Credit Card Authorization form that she can send to you, and you fax back to her.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2008

Is it just me or do you immediately cringe and think you did something wrong when your boss mentions there is a typo in a document? I noticed that the other day when someone mentioned to me that there was a typo in a document I was working on. I do however use Spell Check on emails and all documents that I type.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 8, 2011

.  Did you know that most small businesses have at least 9 paper copies of every document because they either cannot find the original, or because the paper copy is the way that the information is distributed?    Start with something like electronic faxes.    It only gets bigger as the company gets bigger. 

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

It’s 2013, and you know that faxing is an antiquated technology. At the same time, you realize that some people still use it, and it’s unprofessional not to have a fax number if someone requests it. An online fax service is a technology that bridges old world faxing with new(er) world email.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 17, 2009

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

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The Office Professionals Place

MARCH 4, 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010 The ‘Bcc’- Friend or Foe On average, we receive over 100 emails per day. Friendly Uses • If your email has a large recipient list, you can use the Bcc to hide email addresses and protect recipients privacy. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 23, 2012

You can communicate via email; you can use things like Google Docs, Adobe and e-Signature to send documents and contracts; even faxes can be sent and received online thanks to companies like FaxZero and MyFax. For more information, visit Energy.gov and put “do it yourself energy audits” in the search field.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A Welcome Packet is a document – it can either be printed and mailed or digital and emailed – that you send out to your new clients when they sign up to work with you, and cements the relationship you are about to have with them. And I *highly recommend* that you tell your client to fax or mail this form to you, and not email it.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Creating a Client Contact Sheet which contains your client’s name, address, email, phone, fax and any other contact information that you want to keep a record of is a useful template to have. A couple of places where you’ll want to create individual clients folders are: In your email program.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Creating a Client Contact Sheet which contains your client’s name, address, email, phone, fax and any other contact information that you want to keep a record of is a useful template to have. A couple of places where you’ll want to create individual clients folders are: In your email program.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This is the time of year that most people stress over because we are waiting for documents like W2’s, mortgage statements, 1099’s, and other information in order to file taxes. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Effective Business Writing Skills Who wants to read a three page email? Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Get the knowledge you need.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

How many times do you search through those piles in an attempt to look for a document that isn’t there? Schedule time in the day to file documents or keep a pile of “frequently referred to&# files on your desk for easy access. • Paper Documents Use the color coded system for filing (ie.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 13, 2010

The Copy and Paste tool is very helpful and cuts production time in half; however, if you are copying a message to paste in a new email, don’t copy your signature line because it should be included when you open a new message in email. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Forgetting the attachment.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now Google can help you do things like…… Google Docs – Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets Google Voice - Don’t have time to listen to voicemails? Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. I remember the days when you could use Google as a search engine only.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If possible, “Go Green,&# eliminate the paper clutter and file documents electronically. Recycle Papers Continue with the Go Green Initiative and recycle documents that are no longer necessary. In an effort to eliminate paper, you may want to scan the document, save it as a PDF, and file it in an electronic file.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 31, 2010

Look at it this way, if there is a document that needs to be proofread and we don’t find the mistakes, that document is going to make a huge impact. Receivers of the document may get the wrong interpretation or the wrong impression. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Julie Morgenstern, author of many books including Never Check Email in the Morning (and Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work and Organizing from the Inside Out, 2nd ed: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life says that what we need to do is "anchor" our systems. "The Ph.D.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. 1 Be Courteous With Email Are you There? Jane Watson of J. This is a great tip from Jane Watson of J.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 7, 2010

My suggestion would be to backup your documents, electronic files, spreadsheets, etc. In the event your system crashes or you get some terrible virus, you will be able to access documents and work on another computer while IT restores your data. A good practice is to perform a weekly backup of documents and files.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

If you have created main category files, then create a main category folder in your 'My Documents' folder on your PC, and create sub-files in this main folder as necessary. Use the same system again to store and manage all your emails. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? ORGANIZE your Inbox.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. By recording payments as we receive them, we can just as easily monitor overdue payments and send email reminders. I sit in my car and check my email. I cant live without Quickbooks Pro with the cloud document management app.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

.  Add to that 25% of enterprise documents are misplaced and will never be located.  Imagine   Imagine the wasted time recreating those lost documents. Imagine Your Electronic Information (Email, documents, social networking, etc.)   Email has inundated us with extra information. 

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 29, 2010

This makes it easy for minutes to be properly documented and promotes meeting order. If it is possible, send the documents as one attachment and not several (ie. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Distribute the agenda/handouts prior to the meeting. agenda, minutes from last meeting.)

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 15, 2009

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 24, 2009

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 4, 2010

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Ask yourself whether or not those documents will be relevant to your work in the coming year – completed projects and last year’s receipts should not be living in your active files! When January 1 hits, you should be able to file any new document in seconds! Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

For example, if a team member is not outspoken, but is proficient in computer software, they would a good person to organize documents. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

Mac Users Will Have Easier Access for their Document Management While the desktop version of Paper Tiger could be used on a Mac, sometimes people had challenges making the Windows version work well.  Mac Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Do you have things you think I should test or suggest?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

You have access to your documents and photos no matter where you are. Email the report to the boss while you're sitting by the pool. No need to load and check USB flash drives or email documents back and forth from work to home. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? No problem!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 5, 2009

Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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