Using Technology Wisely

• Author: Sharon Meit Abrahams
• Pages: 5-9

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II. POINTERS FOR USING

TECHNOLOGY WISELY

Pointer # 15

Maximizing Your Telephone

System

Your  rm might have the type of phone

that requires a mechanical degree to

use. With complex voicemail systems

and multiple features, it is imperative

that you learn how to operate your

phone within the  rst week. Voicemail

systems can be especially valuable

when calling from outside the o ce,

because you can connect with a variety

of people without hanging up. And

be sure to answer your own phone;

accessibility is important to colleagues

and clients.

Pointer # 16

Utilizing O ce Equipment

Know how to use other common

pieces of o ce technology, such as

the conference phone, fax machine,

printers and copiers. If you are

working late or on a weekend, you

cannot always call someone for

instructions on how to use them, or to

 x a glitch or paper jam.

Pointer # 17

Receiving So ware Training

Your  rm uses a variety of so ware

systems to control documents, input

time, track deadlines, etc. Learn

each of the systems so that you can

be e cient and productive. Working

closely with the person responsible

for technology training will pay o

in more ways than just learning the

systems. O en the trainers are better

and faster at responding to problems

than a help desk person.