Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can also add this macro to your toolbar or assign a keyboard shortcut by clicking on the buttons below and following the instructions. Click on either the toolbar icon that you created, the keyboard shortcut or click Tools, Macro, and Macros…, then click run. Click on the Stop button shown below.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 5, 2011

The software allows you to speak into the phone and then it writes the words into a text file of some type. From there, you can text, tweet or write memos without needing to find a computer or laboriously typing it out on the tiny keyboard of a mobile phone.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk A few weeks ago I ordered my new MacBook Pro and I wanted a German keyboard, of cause I could not order a German keyboard, you can order a French keyboard? installed, and agreed to pay the extra for the keyboard. installed not OS 10.5.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Dust furniture, remove sticky residue and stains from spilled food and drinks, and wipe down phones and keyboards. Extra cushions for your chair and a therapeutic eye pillow may help ease the strain of long hours answering phones, organizing files, and staring at computer screens.

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Productivityist

MARCH 27, 2015

Then Kelly and Ferriss agreed on something I hadn’t thought of, their phones are poor input devices. It isn’t easy to produce something on our phones, so why focus on it when you can do better work someplace else? Okay, so using my phone as an input device didn’t work – but that was only one side to the coin.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 30, 2008

As a secretary I typed letters, answered the phone and did the filing. New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. An assistant would often be the professional gatekeeper as to who gets in to see the boss and how quickly they get to speak to them on the phone. Why hire an assistant?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I close all of them by either clicking on the "X" at the top-right corner or pressing ALT-F4 (keyboard shortcut to remember - can be very useful). Once I am finished with the task, I would look at my next task on my to-do list and figure out what applications I wont need. Then I would open up the applications associated with the next task.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 19, 2012

The phone should be on the desk as near to your keyboard and computer screen as possible. I once made the mistake of having my phone at one end of my desk to my computer screen so I had plenty of room around me, but obviously I couldn’t look anything up while I was on the phone. I wasn’t that silly for long!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

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. There are other ways to implement this, depending on the software that you are using, but let’s keep this simple for now. Now select Microsoft Office Document Image Writer.

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Eco-Office Gals

MAY 2, 2013

You wouldn’t even imagine the type of bacteria that lies around on your keyboard, your mouse and your phone. Now you might not consider this health advice, but here’s the thing – a cleaner desk (and I don’t mean a neater desk) is sure to improve your health. Remember To Wash Your Hands.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 22, 2012

These options are certainly quicker and less costly than managing everything through phone calls and snail mail. You can even use free services like Skype for video conferencing (or to get cheap international calling rates). By tracking several factors, the system is able to determine when it is appropriate to power down electronic devices.

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2024

When the authenticity of her question offered me a very real moment of happiness I could not seem to access, I know it’s because I’ve been operating at an Old Happy mindset that told me true strength lies in helping yourself, not asking others for support.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 9, 2022

Here are some tips that help me: Turning off all of the rings, dings, and notifications for email, Slack, and messaging on my phone and computer. It stays in front of me throughout the day on a bright notepad sitting on the right hand side of my keyboard. I use email rules for the messages or notices I should be interrupted for.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

Defeat Keyloggers by not using the keyboard to type passwords. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength. Fight Phishing by entering passwords only on matching web sites. Back up your passwords and copy them between computers.

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Stacked up beside your keyboard is never the right answer. If it’s actually been a week since you needed to staple something, why is that stapler still next to your phone? Find other homes for papers you don’t need anymore. Cluttered desks usually develop over time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

My iPad has an awesome case and keyboard made by Zagg (in red of course to match my business brand!). I always synch all of my files from my main Mac computer in my home office to Dropbox so that I am sure to have all of them handy while on the road by using the app on my phone and tablet.   An iPad (or any Tablet) is a Must. .

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The log-in can either be done using your email address or your phone number that is tied to your PayPal account.   The receipt can be mailed to your customer's email or texted to their phone. .  The questions asked are the same questions a standard merchant account questionnaire asks.   2 - Log into the app.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2014

This was before we had apps or smart phones or the rise in technology that we have seen over the years. The user can type their notes using the iPad keyboard, add photos, import and annotate PDFs, organise pages and tag each notebook. I also got very bored of writing minutes! I just had good old fashioned pen and paper.

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Eco-Office Gals

APRIL 25, 2012

Years ago a computer teacher told the class “You will not find a BUB on your keyboard!” Find a host with 24/7 phone support as well as one recommended by friends and fellow site owners. ” Huh?? Blow Up Button – Ohhhhh! I have yet to find any use of the WP generated back up.

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On The Job

AUGUST 21, 2007

There are the book rankings (see below for “A Recovering Amazoniac”); the number of visitors to this Web site; the readership of my syndicated workplace column; the number of e-mails in my “in” box; the phone messages awaiting my attention; and the amount of money I’m earning. Sharing ideas.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 26, 2007

So the dog and two cats appear, dumping over the trash, barfing up something they should not have eaten, and scrambling to lie on the computer keyboard, my lap or whatever papers I need, all the while drooling and shedding and panting and meowing. Repeat: Stop her at all costs.” If you’ve decided to work specific hours, let others know.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk The 3 Network and Skype have created a mobile phone handset with Skype button , so the user can make free Skype calls into the internet to any Skype user world-wide. You just need to pay for your regular mobile phone calls, by contract or Pay as You Go.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope? So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Stay organized. Get hooked on mnemonics.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 10, 2014

Similarly I have a large A4 desk pad next to my keyboard for any quick notes I need to make, things to remember (like phone numbers for instance), and tasks people give me at my desk. Every time I get called into my managers office I grab a pen and my note pad before seeing them. Set an alarm for tasks of a timely nature.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

No meeting multitasking: It’s inappropriate to multitask during meetings – for example looking at your phone. It is also very bad form to carry on working while on a call; everybody will realise your mind is elsewhere and hear the incriminating clatter of your keyboard.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Back then, any technical problem that I had -- phone, computer, palm pilot (remember, there weren't smart phones back then.), However, when I went to finish what I was doing, I realized that only part of my keyboard was working. Do you have a 1400?    I really wanted one these past few weeks. So I Thought.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

When you chat, they can't hear your voice, when you are on the phone, they can't see you, etc. Phone (providing value) 4. What do you do to build relationships beyond the keyboard?  You have to escalate the conversation and "transfer" that relationship into a different medium. Email (build trust) 3.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 29, 2017

In the future, according to the Sci fi movies and shows I’ve seen, people type on a keyboard and instead of seeing things on a two dimensional screen, one screen at a time, they grab the information and throw it up in the air where it levitates in front of them, in 3d. The idea is to be able to balance those. How do you do that?

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The Marq

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Last weekend, the keyboard lights went out. The ALT works the same way as the ALT key on your computer keyboard. It makes the alternate numbers and characters on the keyboard available. As you can imagine, I couldn’t use the keyboard at night. So, I decided to exchange the phone. I was a bit frustrated.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. You can use google to get similar information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

If you have to answer the phone, deal with an email or attend to something for your boss, do so, as that is the nature of the admin job -- multi-tasking, but once you have done it, go right back to your to-do list, re-focus and continue what you were doing. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

The cure: always answer the phone professionally - this way youre never caught off-guard. I agree that we should always answer the phone professionally, but if it is a co-worker calling, it seems silly to say "Patricia Robb speaking, Executive Assistant to the CEO, may I help you?" Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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The Marq

DECEMBER 10, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Motorola Droid and CLIQ Technology Review I’m in the midst of changing my phone. I was considering one of the Android phones and the Motorola CLIQ has stood out given the tight integration with Google Apps and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. DROID is HERE!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. People at the meeting dont want to be singled out. The decision made is always recorded as a group decision. Oh where or where is my password? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

An e-mail like the one I received would have been better delivered face to face or by phone in order to get the tone of what the person was trying to communicate. I stop the flow and pick up the phone. It is amazing how quickly a matter can be handled on the phone or in person. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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