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Office at work

• This or that: Take a card, any card

  31 Aug 2009

  Someone who blogs on this site has a really snazzy electronic business card for Outlook. Truly, it is a business card to be envious of. So, following some instructions , I decided to create some electronic business cards on my own. (I’ll admit, though, that hers is MUCH cooler.) Vote Now! Between these...
• Graphics cage match! Newsletter nameplates

  24 Aug 2009

  Every day when I open my mailbox, I mostly see two sorts of things: bills and newsletters. And honestly, I like newsletters. (They’re certainly better reading than the other kind of mail.) I want to know about on-going sales and events at the local co-op, coffee shop, or music store. Occasionally, I...
• This or that: what makes a logo interesting or memorable?

  17 Aug 2009

  Logos. You see them everywhere and on just about everything. Companies spend a lot of money to create, promote, and protect their own logo. (And just to be clear, sometimes we might call something a “logo” that is more properly a “mark” or a “lettermark.”) A memorable logo creates a visual signifier...
• This or that: Which slide is more effective?

  10 Aug 2009

  You may have heard some rumors that PowerPoint can cause terminal symptoms. However, I argue that it is the improper use of PowerPoint that causes problems, not PowerPoint itself. In short, a boring presentation is a boring presentation, no matter what software you use. Conversely, some presentation...
• Plan your summer getaway...and your return (the Crabby way)

  19 Jun 2009

  (Read more Crabby Office Lady columns ) When you work for a living, you MUST get away from the office once in a while. With a few of my tips and some helpful templates, create a vacation plan, prepare your colleagues for your time away, and then make a smooth return . A couple of years ago I wrote a...
• Refreshes to Office at home & at work

  25 Nov 2008

  For Office at Home , a holiday slant with a link to our holiday store, an article on sprucing up your gifts with Office by Nancy Buchanan (yes, it's true!), a link to new calendars and clip art, a list of cool sites for kids from the Canadian Home Magazine, plus John Moe writing about how his computer...
• Sudden deadline? "How to write a PowerPoint presentation in five minutes."

  14 Nov 2008

  Okay, say it's Friday. Have you ever found yourself decompressing in true TGIF spirit one minute and scrambling to meet some deadline-from-Hell the next? (Maybe even today?) If that deadline happens to involve a presentation, this tongue-in-cheek video by VideoJug.com, How to write a PowerPoint Presentation...
• Another 240,000 and counting. Worried about your job?

  13 Nov 2008

  The October employment news was not good. Another 240,000 people lost their jobs. The unemployment rate reached a 14-year high of 6.5 percent, with 2.8 million more people unemployed than at this time last year. The double whammy of mortgage woes and unemployment is hitting home. How can we help? Over...
• Too much to juggle, not enough hands? "How Outlook can save your social life."

  13 Nov 2008

  With the mixed bag of brilliant innovations and petty annoyances that come with modern life, getting organized is a perennial challenge. Some folks are naturally brilliant at it but I suspect they're all either engineers or parents with multiple kids and kindly pharmacists. Juggling work, family, and...
• Career-limiting moves: "What to do if you send a Kamikaze email."

  7 Nov 2008

  Ever clicked "reply all" and then completely panicked? Inadvertently emailed your boss a blue streak about...your boss? Sent something a little too personal to the wrong person, or more likely 100 of them? Check out this video from videojug.com about handling one of life's not-so-little Outlook emergencies...
• What's Fresh on Office at Work

  6 Aug 2008

  Office at Work is a site I imagine I would use in my previous job: working on a computer in a big corporation. I was always looking for hints and informal training for the programs I used, sometimes by force (thanks, Access). This week's refresh includes: A popular article from Office Hours on ninja...