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Getting Organized by Maria Gracia One of the most basic ways to find papers when you need them is to retrieve them from an effective filing system. A good filing system will allow you to find what you're looking for in 10 seconds or less. * * * Here are 3 simple filing guidelines that can help: A filing system is only effective, if you can find everything
you need, when you need it--without a struggle. And all good filing systems have
different categories of papers. Your papers are either going to fall into a MAIN
category, or a SUB-category.
In your filing cabinet, your main categories should always be hanging file folders with a labeled tab. Your sub-categories should be labeled manila file folders inside the appropriate main category hanging folder. BASIC FILING SYSTEMS For the most part, people choose to use one, or a combination of, these basic filing systems:
The one you use, depends on what you're using it for. For
example, if you need to keep files for all of your customers (or associates,
friends, etc.), alphabetical by last name usually will work best. If a file isn't labeled properly, it's not going to be quick and easy to find:
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