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Webster's Dictionary defines a scam as "a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation." And that's it. There are no secondary definitions. It's pretty simple, really: Someone is trying to bamboozle you. We all know them: The e-mails that come to you promising
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Several years ago, I wrote a column that offered tips for telecommuters . At the time, I was telecommuting once in a while; I certainly wasn't doing it full time. However, now that I find myself working from a home office almost all the time, it's time
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PowerPoint is not only a useful flexible program, it's fun to use, too. (It’s also fun to make sport of as many comedians, comic strips, and commentaries have done.) But just like anything else, if you’re going to make use of PowerPoint (and even if you’re
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Last Tuesday, one of my fellow bloggers, Eric, posted a video about how to create an office layout diagram using Visio. I think it’s fun and clever but then I got to wondering if most people out there really understand what Visio is…? Or maybe they've
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(Read Crabby’s entire post about Outlook passwords) In a word: Not really, other than by using your Windows logon password. (OK, in 10 words.) See, there is no logon password for the Outlook program itself. The password you set with the instructions here
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I've talked to you about the importance of the out of office message (OOF) before: In Crabby's get-away-from-it-all checklist we went over the Out of Office Assistant (the feature — when you're using Outlook with Exchange Server — that lets you create
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(Some of this content was taken from Boost your efficiency with Crabby's suggestions , a Crabby Office Lady column on Office Online.) Efficient. Frankly, that words gives me the creeps. It conjures up squeaky clean images of men and women in suits (and
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(You can read Cabby's full blog post at on the Crabby Office Lady blog ) Everybody has problems. You think Angelina Jolie doesn’t have problems? Two words: 6 kids. (OK, three more words: 7 and under.) You think Warren Buffett doesn’t have problems? What
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As I merrily go about my daily life working in Office and administering advice about what I've learned, I often come across little nuggets of gold disguised as tips and tricks. These treasures make my life in front of the computer more efficient and less
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There are more reasons for forgetting a password than there are reasons for having one. Some passwords you may need: A password to send and receive e-mail. A password to protect a presentation, spreadsheet, or other Office document. A password for your
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(Read the entire column on Office Online) Sometimes you just need a little something to tide you over until a new version of Office is released: an add-in, an update, a white paper to prevent your Office programs from going all flabby on you. A nip here,
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Ever wish you could actually hear the Crabby Office Lady? Envelope yourself in her dulcet tones while receiving the communion of her tips and tricks? Of course you have – who hasn’t? Well, you’re in luck: Every week Crabby records and publishes a 2-minute
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(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
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By Crabby Office Lady You're a foodie and everyone knows and enjoys that about you. You can bring home the bacon (or is that pancetta?), fry it up in a pan (copper of course), and wrap it around some seared scallops... Have I got some fresh and juicy
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So you want to call a meeting. What's the best way to do it? And once everyone is gathered together and staring at you, anticipating your pearls of wisdom, what's next? It's your meeting and you have every right to run it how you please, right? I suppose
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