In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Keep a planner, calendar, and to-do list and update them consistently. Keep them in easily seen and reached places, or have multiple that can be synced together. If you work well with pen and paper, keep a small planner or calendar that can fit in your pocket or purse so you always have it with you. Keep a pen attached if possible so you never have to fish around for one. Have a designated note pad for to-do lists at your desk, and cross things off as you go. If you work better with digital organization, use your phone's calendar and reminder system to make appointments and receive notifications about them. Try apps like Wunderlist or Todoist to manage your tasks. Make sure you always have notes and other materials with you by syncing calendars, lists, and files across all your devices, which nearly every modern app has the capability to do. Share tasks, documents, and notes with other secretaries, your boss, or other employees with project management software like Basecamp or Trello. Share documents and spreadsheets with Google Docs and use programs like Dropbox or Hightail to send files. Set up a color-coding system to help categorize all of your materials at a glance. Assign a color to each project, day, employee, or any way you want to delineate your work. Use highlighters and colored tabs or labels to mark up files, trays, and notebooks to easily locate the right information. Many web and mobile apps for email, calendars, and lists also allow you to assign a color to each item. Keep your email inbox clean and important information easy to access by filing an email into a folder right away, flagging or marking it as unread if you need to come back to it, or archiving or deleting it if you're sure you no longer need it. Try making folders for each year, quarter, or month, or label them by project, employee, or type. Try to respond to, delete, or log the email's information elsewhere right away. Set schedules for yourself, like having all emails filed in appropriate folders by the end of the day, and cleaning out and dealing with everything left in your inbox by the end of the week. Keep materials of the same type in a particular place, and designate notebooks and folders to specific projects. Have a specific notepad for phone memos, for example, that always stays by the phone so you never end up taking down someone's name and number on a napkin. Keep meeting notes in a separate place from other notes so information doesn't get mixed up and hard to find later. Avoid printing to save paper and opt for online forms or other documents so you can save time and resources. Fill out forms electronically if possible. Scan and save copies of paper files so they're always available and don't get damaged or lost. Circulate digital files, reminders, memos, and agendas instead of paper versions whenever possible. Never run out of important materials you use to be organized, like notepads, pens, envelopes, and stamps by buying or letting an office manager/purchaser know when you are on your last box or container of something rather than once they are all gone. Order supplies in bulk from a company like Quill to save money and avoid running out so quickly. Keep supplies organized at your desk or workspace. Use containers, trays, file folders, and other containers that are all labeled or colored for easy sorting.
Summary: Commit to lists and planners. Sync your information. Color-code everything. Clean up your inbox. Be consistent. Save paper and time. Stock up on supplies.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: To do so, double-click on the blue app icon that contains the letters "Ps," then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and: Click on Open... to open an existing document; or Click on New... to create a new document. It's the icon that's shaped like a fountain pen nib near the bottom of the toolbar on the left side of the window. Alternatively, simply press P to switch to the Pen Tool. It's in the drop-down menu next to the pen icon in the upper-left corner of the window. Do so by clicking anywhere on the current layer. Do this by clicking on another place in the layer. A straight line will be created between the two point. Do so by clicking on the line, near the middle. Press and hold Ctrl (Windows) or (Mac) as you click on and drag the anchor point until the line is at the same arc at which you want the text to bend. It's the T icon near the Pen Tool in the toolbar on the left side of the window. Alternatively, you can simply press T to switch to the text tool. Use the drop-down menus in the upper-left and center of the window to select a font, style, and size. As you type it will align with the curve you created.
Summary: Open or create a Photoshop file. Click on the Pen Tool. Click on Path. Create the start point of the curve. Create the endpoint of the curve. Create an anchor point. Curve the line. Click on the Text Tool. Click on the curve at the point where you want the text to start. Type the text.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Major changes to your home and schedule cannot be discussed in bits and pieces. Set aside some time in everyone's schedule to talk about renovation plans. Understanding the "why" behind any action is a good way to build support for a plan. Let your family know that the decision to renovate is based on your desire to stay in the home for a long period of time, or because you need a finished basement for extra family space or due to some other issue or problem that needs resolving. Invite questions and talk openly. You do not have to give your kids a spreadsheet with line item details, but let them know that a lot of money will be spent and they might need to earn their own money or cut back on some of the things they want. Give your family members time to adjust. You do not want to announce a major kitchen renovation the day before the family fridge is torn out. Put together a timeline so everyone knows what to expect. Caution that the renovations might take longer than expected. Instead of telling your family members how everything will look, solicit their input. If they get to have a say in the color that goes on the walls or the tile that gets put on the new floors, they will be more receptive and helpful.
Summary:
Call a family meeting. Discuss the reason for your renovation. Talk about how the renovations will impact the family budget. Discuss the timing of events. Ask for ideas.