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I want to share my seven years of administration experience with you through tips and tricks.

Joined May 2010
Mistake in a Outlook 07 calendar booking? To edit without sending a new mail, go to attendees, untick request response & send update, magic!
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Does your company have a corporate identity? Create a document with frequently used words, tables, formatting and use it as a template.
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Proof reading? Create a template on a sticky-note to keep check of items you capitalise, grammar spacing and any formatting you use.
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When proof reading print out a copy and review on paper, you will be amazed at how many more mistakes and inconsistencies you will pick up
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Top 5 free to do lists for your iPhone: http://on.mash.to/e8CM7J
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It's party season! Have you booked a venue? toptable offer a free bespoke service http://www.toptable.com/events/party-planner/
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Xcel Tip: To insert the current date into your spread sheet press CTRL and ; .To add the time: CTRL, SHIFT and ;
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Email To Do: Use your inbox as a to do list, email your to do items to your inbox and use your outlook tools to prioritise and or manage
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Today's to do list tip is a free online tool, perfect for the tech savvy PA http://www.keepandshare.com/
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Post It To Do's: Every to do that gets thrown your way, write on a post it & stick in a book. Perfect for re-prioritising urgent items.
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Diary To Do List: Divide your day p/page diary into 1:To do list 2:Phone calls 3:Reminders. This is a gem if you need to reference old items
There are many ways of organising your TO DO lists,over the next few days I am going to give you some ideas so stay tuned.
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Shortcut: if you need to make multiple changes to worksheets in excel, press ctrl and select the relevant sheets and then make your changes.
Zoom shortcut for a webpage: Press CTRL (+) or (-). To increase to 100%: Press CTRL (0)
Stressed? Today's tweet is for you...tips on stress relief: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/07/ff_stress_cure/2/
Responsible for email marketing, newsletters or mass mailouts? Use www.mailchimp.com for free and you will be a marketing pro!
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A very cool chart creating tool http://my.lovelycharts.com/ perfect for organisation, IT networks and any other diagrams
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Is your boss a frequent flyer? try getting him a second passport. This makes it easier when applying for visas for different countries.
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Looking for something specific on a webpage? Search for key words by pressing CTRL+F
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