TECH TIPS
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This month's articles are provided by Laura Bunt.
We Want YOU!
Document Shortcuts – Part 3: COPY
Scheduling Meetings
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Document Shortcuts – Part 3: COPY
The next shortcut can be helpful when you need to copy an image, a block of text or an entire document. As with the other shortcuts we have reviewed, you will need to select your object, or text. Below are three options for using the "COPY" shortcut.
| Option 1: |  Select
your item, then go to your menu bar and find the icon that looks like
two pieces of paper, with one covering the other. This is the "copy"
icon. Next, click on the "copy" icon to "copy"
the item you have selected. Remember, if you choose the wrong item,
you can always "undo" or "cut". |
| Option 2: | Select your item, then go to the menu bar and chose the one that says "Edit". Scroll down the list, and then choose "copy". |
| Option 3: |
Choose the one that fits your computer, remember to select what you want to cut and then:
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The above shortcuts can be used in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Scheduling Meetings
Many of us spend a great deal of time in meetings versus time in our office working on the projects needed for these meetings. How can you change this? If you are the one scheduling meetings, have you considered when you schedule them. Here are some simple tips.
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Plan Ahead: Start setting up meetings for 2007 now. By doing this, you can put your meetings on your member's calendars now. The result is consistent attendance and participation in your meetings.
- Ask for Suggestions: When scheduling your meetings,
review your member's calendars. Send out an email and ask them the three
best times to meet in a month. Review the time/day and pick one that
works best for everyone. And remember if you don't get it on the first
email; send it again with new parameters. Eventually, you will be able
to find a convenient time/day for everyone.
- Be Consistent: Try to pick a consistent time/day/location
each month. If you only need to meet once a month, be consistent each
month by picking the same day and time to make it convenient for all
participants. An example of this could be, a meeting scheduled for the
first Thursday every month from 9 am to 10 am in Conference Room B.
Your members will come to expect this and thus be more prepared as the
year goes on.
- Limit Changes: Try very hard not to change the meetings once you have them set up, this will cause frustration and confusion for members. If you must do this, give as much notice as possible.
Do you have any suggestions for scheduling meetings? Let me know at lbunt@bmi.net and put 'scheduling meetings' in the subject line. I will share readers response's next month.
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