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Go beyond being good at your job; be the best at it. If you want to become truly invaluable to the company, become known as an expert in your field. Learn everything about your role first and strive to become excellent at every task you are required to do. Then, learn how to perform the tasks that your coworkers do that relate to your own. Look for extra details or facts that no one else knows.   Keep up with industry news by reading trade publications and relevant news articles. By doing so, you will become the person that everyone comes to for information. You can cement your expert status by attaining industry or occupation-specific certifications, if available. Having a wider skill set can make you more versatile, which can help you branch out in your current position and remain onboard if the company decides to lay off some workers. Look at gaining skills that your coworkers have, even if you don't need them for your job. These might include technical or vocational skills. To make yourself truly valuable, you could even try learning a second language.  Just make sure to learn one that might be useful to your company; there's no point in learning Russian if your company primarily operates in the United States and Mexico. Find someone higher up than you in the company and make an effort to connect with them. This mentor can provide you with deeper knowledge of company operations and advice on how to thrive as an employee. Working with this person shows your superiors that you have a desire to learn and grow within the company. It can even get your name out there as an ambitious employee. A strong network is a valuable tool that can be used to strengthen your own value at work or increase your value to a future employer. Work to build up a network with your coworkers and in other departments at work. You should also look outwardly to clients and other members of your industry. Make and maintain strong relationships with these people. It's very valuable to be known as the employee with connections that can be used to solve problems.  Work to build up your network both inside your company and outside. Attend work functions, conferences, and industry events to network with professionals in your industry. Then, be sure to regularly keep in touch with your contacts. Provide your contacts with favors without the expectation of having them returned. This is a good way to solidify your position with them and construct a strong network that you can use to further your own career. Another way to increase the strength of your network is to get published in the media or industry journals. This will get your name and your company's name out there, and may lead to greater recognition and increased business opportunities. Be innovative and bring something new to the company. Come up with new ideas that could possibly be implemented across the business. Just make sure that you get credit for your ideas. Otherwise, you may be helping your boss to succeed without moving up yourself.  Focus on working effectively with your team or group, as these skills are crucial to displaying management potential and usefulness to the company. Depending on your job, you may find it worthwhile to obtain higher education. For example, some positions may require a bachelor's degree or graduate degree, meaning that if you want to move up, you'll have to get the required education. Even if you don't need it for a certain position, a degree can make you a more competitive applicant for any role. In addition, it can educate you on how to increase your own knowledge and productivity.   Make sure to weigh the costs of higher education versus the benefits; you don't want to be hurt by debt hanging over your head.  Your company may give allowances for or provide continuing education for its employees. Talk to your supervisor and/or human resources for more information. You can also reduce your cost and time commitment for continuing education by studying online with a self-paced course. This will allow you to learn without interrupting your work schedule.

summary: Strive for expert status. Acquire new skills. Learn from a mentor. Build a robust network. Be an active participant in company projects. Pursue formal education.


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Go to your local hardware store and purchase a new toilet fill valve. Most new toilet fill valves are universal, meaning they will fit in almost any toilet. However, if you are worried about fit, take your old toilet valve with you to the store and use it to assess whether a potential replacement will work. Even if your old toilet fill valve had a separate float, a newer valve with the float integrated onto the shaft will work. Remove the new toilet fill valve from its packaging. Be sure to read the directions it comes with. The fill valve should come fully assembled, so you should be able to put it straight into the toilet. Remember to also clip the new refill tube to the overflow tube. It is important to pay attention to how any included washers and nuts should be attached to the valve. There should be washers on the inside and the outside of the tank where the fill valve goes through it. Washers on the inside and outside of the tank ensure that there is a water-tight seal around this connection point. When you have the toilet fill valve in place, the final part of its installation is to tighten a lock nut onto the threaded part of the valve. This is located on the underside of the tank. When doing this, it is important not to tighten the nut too hard. The nut should be tightened by hand to ensure that you don't tighten it too much. Tightening the nut on the bottom of the fill valve with a wrench or pliers could crack the toilet tank or the valve. Once the replacement fill valve is in place, it's time to get the water flowing again. Attach the supply line to the bottom of the new fill valve. Make sure that there is a washer inside the end of the supply line and tighten it with a wrench until it’s tight. Then turn on the water by turning the shutoff valve counter clockwise until it stops rotating.  Be careful not to overtighten the washer, or the nut could crack and the connection will leak. If you see any leaks, immediately turn the water off at the shutoff valve. When you turn the water on, the tank should start filling right away. Once the water is turned back on and your toilet tank has filled, then you can adjust the float on your new toilet fill valve. The float's location can be adjusted with a clip on its side, a set screw at the top of the float shaft, or by adjusting a screw at the top of fill valve where the float attaches.  Look at the directions of your new toilet fill valve for exact directions for float adjustment. When positioned correctly, the top of the float should be set at about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below the top of the overflow pipe. The goal is that the float comes up and shuts off the water before the water gets high enough to flow over the top of the overflow pipe.

summary: Purchase a new toilet fill valve. Put the new toilet fill valve in place. Make sure all the washers are in place. Tighten the fill valve nut carefully. Reattach the water supply line and turn on the water. Adjust the float.


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Double-click the worksheet or go to “File > Open” in Excel. Click and hold the first cell in the range and drag the cursor until you've highlighted all the cells that you want to print. This tab is located in the top menu bar, a few options to the right of the “File” menu. Here you can access a number of settings to format your spreadsheet. Among these options is “Print Area”. Press “Print Area” and select “Set Print Area” from the dropdown. The highlighted cells will be designated to the print area. This area will be saved for future printing and you can continue to work.  The “Orientation” button switches between landscape and portrait orientation. The “Margins” button adjusts the margins on a printed page. “Scale to Fit” chooses how many pages you want to fit your printed content into. You can clear, overwrite or add to the print area from the same dropdown menu. The menu is in the top left corner of your screen and brings up “Print Settings”. In the dropdown menu under the printer device, make sure “Print Active Sheet(s)” is selected and that the “Ignore Print Area” checkbox is NOT selected. Note that “Print the selection” means that any newly highlighted selection overrides your designated print area. The button is located at the top of the menu, and the page will print with your print area and page layout adjustments.
summary: Open your Excel worksheet. Highlight the cells that you want to print. Go to the “Page Layout” tab. Set the Print Area. Go to “File” and select “Print”. Adjust the print settings. Press “Print”.