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How To Create An Organized Filing System
Ilene Drexler
INTRODUCTION
No one filing system works for everyone. In the end, the test of a good filing system is being able to find something when you need it. However, there are two basic recommended set-up alternatives:
Establish categories for like items by subject e.g., Hobbies
Establish an index based system with files identified numerically by item e.g., File 1=Document 1
You can choose the method that makes the most intuitive sense to you. People who have trouble categorizing may feel more comfortable with the indexing approach.
Regardless of which type of system you choose, if you feel overwhelmed about where to start, pick a group of papers in any pile. It does not matter where you start