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Guard against travel scams
July 7, 2021
The Better Business Bureau website offers plenty of solid tips and advice for avoiding travel-related fraud.
Organizing
Microsoft Teams: Out-of-office messages, camera control and lobbies
July 7, 2021
Out-of-office message in Teams ... Camera control ... Lobby or no lobby?
Personal Development
Taking care of you
July 7, 2021
As an assistant you can easily get burned out. You may not realize it until you are too tired, frustrated or agitated, or lose your temper. You must learn to take care of yourself.
Excel
Excel worksheets: Collecting and highlighting data
July 7, 2021
Can you collect information in a single worksheet, and collect all sheets to summarize and analyze without creating two files? ... Can a whole worksheet row change font color if I change just one cell?
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What is ransomware and how do I avoid it?
July 7, 2021
Here’s how to avoid becoming a victim of a ransomware attack.
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1-Minute Strategies: August ’21
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Motivation, that most slippery of beasts
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Next time, accentuate the negative
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OneNote tips: Tags, links and intineraries
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Master executive support
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Welcome to the age of the ambivert
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