Library Learning Commons: Administrative Professional: Recommended Websites

WorksafeNB
Important ergonomics information for Admins.
How to Make Your Computer Workstation fit you.
Published by WorkSafeBC.
Office Etiquette
A to Z of manners and etiquette for the workplace
Assistant Edge
This is a collection of the leading industry thought leadership in the form of blogs, webinars, and downloadable resources.
Office Dynamics
Offers helpful (and FREE!) articles oriented toward personal and career growth.
Grammar Girl
Mignon Fogarty is the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network and creator of Grammar Girl, which has been named one of Writer's Digest's 101 best websites for writers multiple times.
Public Relations
Advice on topics such as dealing with the media, crisis management, and ethics.
Cliffs Notes for Accounting Principles
CliffsNotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors.

Take a free typing test and get a certificate
Learn your WPM for free. The results of test will give you both your typing speed and your typing accuracy results.
FreeTypingGame
Free typing tests, lessons and games to help you learn.
Proper typing posture according to ergonomists
Proper typing posture can minimizes debilitating issues down the road.
9 Tips for proper typing posture
Tips to keep your body safe and happy at the keyboard.

ProWritingAid
A free online proofreading tool.
ProofCommunications
Rosemary Gillespie from Proof Communications shares tips for proofreading your documents.
12 Common Proofreading Marks and What They Mean

GCFLearnFree - GCFGlobal
Keep your computer skills current with free online tutorials.
Microsoft Office Online: Excel Templates
Download templates for budgets, forms, inventories, receipts and schedules.

International Association of Administrative Professionals
IAAP is a not-for-profit professional association for office professionals
Association of Administrative Professionals
Canadian chartered non-profit organization administered by its members for its members

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