Streamlining your office tasks

Before you start preparing the letters and envelopes for your next bulk mailing project, take a few moments to think about how you can save time on this and other monotonous projects.

Let Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro®, show you how to direct your time and effort toward work that really matters so that you start each day with direction and leave the office (on time!) with a sense of satisfaction.

Instead of starting each task from scratch, learn how the Microsoft Office System can help you complete repetitive work quicker by automating office tasks like addressing envelopes, writing letters, and sending e-mail messages.

Learn how to create mailing lists and labels for mass mailings, reuse information by creating letter templates, and use nifty time-saving keyboard shortcuts for programs like Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

Explore the following training and articles, and watch your productivity skyrocket.

Replicate those repetitive tasks

• Never do the same thing twice (Article)
  Learn how you can speed up those mundane tasks and get more done.

Automate processes

• Create individual envelopes and labels (Training)
  See how you can quickly produce professional-looking mailings.
• Create and print labels for a mass mailing (Article)
  Generate correspondence faster by using these tips for preparing mailing labels.
• Create and print envelopes for a mass mailing (Article)
  Spend less time addressing envelopes with these bulk mailing tips.

Reuse information

• Save time by using ready-made templates (Article)
  Use professionally created templates to get your work done faster.
• Create a document template (Article)
  Create your own time-saving templates from scratch.

Use shortcuts

• Office keyboard shortcuts (Article)
  Learn keyboard shortcuts for familiar Office programs like Word and Excel.
• Create or change an AutoText entry (Article)
  Cut down on repetitive keystroking by letting AutoText type for you.