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Dear everyone living in digital age of 2020 please learn how to:
- file digital information
- send emails with singular fonts and uniform size
- write a business letter and cover letter
- send attachments and also Google Drive links
- use spreadsheets for data
- thread comments
- file digital information
- send emails with singular fonts and uniform size
- write a business letter and cover letter
- send attachments and also Google Drive links
- use spreadsheets for data
- thread comments
I do freelance work and if I am not organized it fails. It is a lot of steps to remember at first, but it has lead me to doing this EVERYWHERE in my life. Every time I employ/apply this organizational knowledge to my own biz or the blog projects I help with? They get easier too!
Please do yourselves and everyone you communicate with the favor of making sure you all learn these VITAL digital skills! Itâs relatively easy to learn how to do them all. And at first they take time to get used to, but eventually youâll become so organized itâll be instinct!
Take the time to learn these tasks and implement a system of organization for your digital life. Your friends, coworkers, fellow bloggers, and employers will be relieved and grateful. (Also, itâs not *really* optional anymore to exist without these basics of digital etiquette.)
Keeping a clean inbox with organized replies by topic, subject, and contact is essential for data tracking and records keeping. ANY project you are working on should have this, but especially things involving large groups of people/contributors or things where money is exchanged.
You should be able to immediately find who scheduled what, who replied to important questions, who agrees or disagrees, who accepted or declined items/info/invites, who is in charge of what, etc.
You need to track everything. You need to keep data clean and managed. No chaos!
You need to track everything. You need to keep data clean and managed. No chaos!
Also when writing emails or branded posts itâs important to know HOW MUCH casual language to use and when to be business-y. In the age of social media and casual language, this is imperative to learn. You must be intentional with your verbiage. Learn how and when to apply it!
Please, I beg of you! Take the time to learn how to do all of this and your digital and professional lives will improve! Learn the basics of professional correspondence and filing and administrative skills in the physical world and then transfer that to digital methods!
Helpful programs to know in 2020:
- Outlook (web version and program)
- Google Suite: Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs; how to share and invite collaborators to access items; how to move files around; how to label
- Microsoft Office
- Open Office
- basic blog functionality in Wordpress
- Outlook (web version and program)
- Google Suite: Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs; how to share and invite collaborators to access items; how to move files around; how to label
- Microsoft Office
- Open Office
- basic blog functionality in Wordpress
Essential digital things to know:
- attach files to email
- format emails with singular font and in font size 10 to 12
- how to hyperlink
- names and types of digital files and their purpose (PDF, .doc/.docx, .png, .jpg/.jpeg, .gif, .psd)
- how to compress files and send zips
- attach files to email
- format emails with singular font and in font size 10 to 12
- how to hyperlink
- names and types of digital files and their purpose (PDF, .doc/.docx, .png, .jpg/.jpeg, .gif, .psd)
- how to compress files and send zips
Every field needs to know how to do basic administrative tasks now. I understand not everyone has access to all forms of technology, and thatâs itâs own issue. But I speak to that those who do have access right now â please learn how to do these things! Then show someone else 
If you donât have access to technology to learn this by actions and doing, reading website posts and blog posts or social media threads can still provide cursory knowledge for implementing when you do get access !
Libraries are also a GREAT resource for help, as are schools.
!Libraries are also a GREAT resource for help, as are schools.
Obviously I donât mean to harm or imply that anyone who canât access tech or internet or other things is a jerk! We must all do better in the digital age at providing mobile technology to all citizens by ensuring they all have equal access. Itâs now a human right not a privilege!
Also when teaching others who donât know how to do this, be respectful and be patient. Donât berate them or laugh at them. Be gentle and kind and understanding that those new to these methods may need lots of intervention, assistance, constant corrections & reassurance. Be nice!
If someone is frequently reminding you of proper digital/internet etiquette, please be mindful that it isnât meant as an offense. Theyâre trying to help you properly navigate the new internet digital age by learning the âdigital mannersâ of this online life. plz learn basics!
plz learn basics!
Help your elders.
Help your peers.
Help your kiddos.
Help your friends.
Help your teachers.
Help your coworkers.
Be kind. Be respectful.
Share this great resource on digital literacy with everyone: https://techboomers.com/effective-digital-literacy-programs
Help your peers.
Help your kiddos.
Help your friends.
Help your teachers.
Help your coworkers.
Be kind. Be respectful.
Share this great resource on digital literacy with everyone: https://techboomers.com/effective-digital-literacy-programs
Basics of digital literacy courses offered by Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalliteracy/home
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalliteracy/home
A helpful article on this topic from The Guardian (and even more reasons proving tech access is a necessity not a luxury for todayâs day and age!) https://www.theguardian.com/tomorrows-campus-today/2020/may/21/digital-literacy-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter
Great resource on why we need to do better providing internet to the general populace and also how essential it is to business and overall for humanity going forward: https://www.ft.com/content/872dc219-d4d8-4896-92d3-7f9d45a5ce90
Official documentation by the UN global entity on why internet access is a human right an necessity for a functional and thriving society and inclusion of all demographics and areas is necessary:
https://www.article19.org/data/files/Internet_Statement_Adopted.pdf
https://www.article19.org/data/files/Internet_Statement_Adopted.pdf
Also be sure to spend some time looking up the digital basics for your chosen field of work or interests. Each type of business or career field is going to have slightly different variations and requirements for how to communicate and organize digitally, so stay up on that too!
Free office suite programs: https://www.thepcinsider.com/best-free-office-suites-software-windows/
Free office suite for Mac: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-microsoft-office-alternatives-mac/
