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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 11 Tips To Improve Your Performance By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 08, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity A re you asking yourself, “How can I improve my workplace?&# Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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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? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? People get stressed all of the time. I do too, so dont feel that you are alone.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 31, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity H appy Halloween everyone! Here are some tips you should follow before you get into the spirit: Check to see if others will be doing the same. Do you have any more tips to add here?

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Here are 9 great tips on making you a better blogger: Credentials are a must. If you read my recent article on blogging at work, read on.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips to help keep the desk clean: Sort your mail and toss junk as it arrives. Schedule filing time at least once per week.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 1, 2016

For ways to stay focused and meet your deadlines, check out these tips: Have a dedicated work space. Experts suggest using natural light, ergonomic principles and personal flair so your home office becomes a place where you enjoy to work. To stay on top of things and be organized in your work, you need to have a dedicated home office.

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MAY 26, 2010

Files can be kept in open piles on a desk or in folders, according to your style. Use the RAFT template: refer it, act on it, file it or toss it. File it, if necessary. Eighty percent of filed papers are never looked at again. If the amount is small, three times a week may do. Act on it immediately.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

» 7 Tips for Organizing Your Home-Based Business Home based businesses are more than a passing fade.    The following items are provided as tips for your success.   Consider proper storage needs as well as ergonomic needs.    Consider proper storage needs as well as ergonomic needs. 

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JULY 13, 2010

If I were to open your desk drawers and file cabinets, would they be neat, organized, and color-coded? Hard copy files? The inside of your cabinets, drawers, and files are as important as the top of your desk and credenza. Resources: SMEAD Ergonomics™; www.onlineorganizing.com. A Word About Records Retention….

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JULY 13, 2010

If I were to open your desk drawers and file cabinets, would they be neat, organized, and color-coded? Hard copy files? The inside of your cabinets, drawers, and files are as important as the top of your desk and credenza. Resources: SMEAD Ergonomics™; www.onlineorganizing.com. A Word About Records Retention….

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JUNE 9, 2010

Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk. Archive Files: store in a filing cabinet or an off-site location.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Filed Under: Prioritize , Productivity D o you need extra help with your workload ? Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks that keep getting piled on your desk like a never ending mountain of files? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Networking , Organize , Productivity A re you in the process of looking for a job? Do you need some helpful tips on how to get that dream job that you always wanted? Here are some more articles on job seeking tips.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 04, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you being asked to check your companys website stats? I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. Do you have software in place for it?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007s Formula Bar Size By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you find that trying to either write or fix formulas in Microsoft Excel can be a pain? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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MARCH 26, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Why People Gossip At The Office By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity D o you gossip at the office? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Do you get sucked into the gossip of others? Send me your comments!

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JULY 7, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity Y our boss calls you over to their office and asks that you send her a list of something that you’ve created in Microsoft Excel. You can also find more Microsoft Excel tips and tricks here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 24, 2007 Filed Under: System Security D o you feel that your colleagues might do something through your computer? If not, heres a quick technical tip for you: Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service D o you find that people are passing calls and e-mails from person to person, getting the client more and more frustrated? For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Home About Me Advertise How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that some of your co-workers can be extremely annoying, rude or just plain inconsiderate? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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DECEMBER 31, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 31, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity A re your co-workers annoying you at work by talking to loudly? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Annoying You?

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APRIL 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Here and There - Part 2 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, April 24, 2008 Filed Under: A s you may have noticed, I havent been posting any articles for quite some time now. Post from: Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Mr.galle Hello, this brog is nice!! I already link to this page.

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JULY 16, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 16, 2009 Filed Under: Productivity A re you a big fan of Windows XP? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Windows 7: Will It Be Like XP or Vista? Did you feel that Windows Vista was a big flop? Whats next?

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AUGUST 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 21, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Networking H ave you noticed that Administrative jobs have been more and more difficult to find? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Administrative Jobs Decreasing?

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AUGUST 25, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Write Effective E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Saturday, August 25, 2007 Filed Under: A re you the type of person that likes to ramble on and on about something? If you want to get your point across, here are some tips to lighten the load: Think of what you want to tell the person you are writing to.

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JULY 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? Now you have a new prioritization system set up.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Make No Mistakes With Meeting Request Attachments in Outlook 2007 By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 20, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook Y ou sent a meeting request to a bunch of people. Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 5comments for this post Patricia Robb Thanks Richard.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. All you need to do is go through your regular print routine with the following steps: Click File, Print or CTRL-P as the keyboard shortcut.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. Delegate whenever you can.

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JUNE 30, 2010

I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you want to become healthier? When I dont have a heavy load of files to carry, I try to take the stairs. You can also find more tips by reading 6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance. Home About Me Advertise Walk Into A Better Life!

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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? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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MAY 5, 2010

This feature lets users load and save HanDBase files to and from their desktops and import/export CSV files for transfer from/to other desktop applications.

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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? Try to use these tips in your everyday life and see how much better and easier things will get done.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post deals nice site about deals thank you Posted on 30 October, 2009 5:56 PM Anonymous Thank you!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Yellow Post-It Notes By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you looking for some innovative ways on using your yellow Post-It notes? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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