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Why have you ever hired the wrong admin (or anyone else for that matter)? Was it because they said they could perform a task in the interview and you later found out they couldn’t? How could you have really known for sure?Have them perform the task for you.Interviews are about asking questions, c...
12/02/2022
Tip 94. You can save an e-mail with its attachments to a specific date.Where do you keep an e-mail you need with an attachment for a specific meeting in the future? Don’t you dare say your Inbox.You can keep an e-mail with an attachment you need for an appointment in your Outlook Calendar. Howeve...
11/13/2022
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(Sung to the tune of the TV show Rawhide, also featured in The Blues Brothers movie.)♫Scrolling. Scrolling. Scrolling. Keep them e-mails going. Gee my fingers swollen. Rawfingers.♫Three questions: Do you store e-mails in your Inbox? Do you work from your Inbox? Do you constantly scroll through e-...
11/04/2022
Why do you think your desk and office are so cluttered? Hint: It’s not because the cleaning lady didn’t come.Every time you put a piece of paper down, in effect you are choosing not to make a decision about that piece of paper. Why? Perhaps because the decision is too uncomfortable or too painful...
10/26/2022
Do you save your e-mails using the same file name that they came to you with? How can you expect to find them if someone else has named them?When you save an e-mail message or attachment, rename it with a word that comes to your mind—not someone else’s.Don’t even get me started with saving them a...
10/26/2022
Does trying to format a Word document really confuse you? It did me until my computer consultant taught me a simple trick.Say you have a Word document that you are working on and you want to use the same font, letter size, indentations etc. (format) on a section that you used at the beginning of ...
09/16/2022
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Can you imagine the number of Cc e-mails that are being sent daily? “Billions and billions” as Carl Sagan would say.Before e-mail, it was estimated that a single document in a company was copied 19 times. Today, with the ability to send more Cc’s than stars in the skies, you may soon be hearing: ...
09/06/2022
When you send an e-mail, do you ever want to keep a copy of it so you can have it when you need it?If so, create a Bcc (Blind carbon copy). Oops! Make that a visually impaired C based duplicate. Yah right. Here’s how to create a BCC in Outlook. On the Ribbon on the top, click on the Home tab. In ...
08/18/2022
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Have you ever been burglarized and lost everything? No computer, phone, fax, or TV? Talk about feeling disconnected…If you have, how do you get yourself back up and going?A secret decoder ring? Maybe back in the 50’s but not today. Just a simple sheet of paper with the following numbers on it wil...
08/04/2022
Q: What is the hardest part of getting a Project done?A: Starting it.Many people have a hard time starting a Project and procrastinate on them. Some never even do them. Getting the Guide Sheet filled out and set up is the key to getting a Project started and done quickly. After the Guide Sheet is...
07/24/2022