CREATE AN OFFICE PARADISE WITH THIS FOOLPROOF FILING SYSTEM!

Regardless of where you conduct business there's always paper to be organized, even in today's so-called "paperless" workplace. Filing systems are time savers that can be done in many different ways - by subject, company, customer name, even by color. Here's a system that can add some tranquility to any stress-filled office.

• Start by sorting papers into two piles: items to be handled quickly, and items to be put out-of sight. You'll quickly realize that most of your out-of-sight items aren't important and can be trashed.
• Touch each piece of paper no more than three times - once to ascertain its content and decide what to do with it, once to act on it, and once to file it.
• Set up a "tickler" file by labeling a colored Pendaflex® folder for each day of the week, add interior folders labeled "To Do," "To Route," and "To File," and then file papers and reminders as they come in. Check it each morning and night.
• Bold, neatly printed labels are a must for good organization. Alternate file folder tabs so you can see them at a glance. And save time by printing two labels for each file - one for the folder, and one for the master-filing list. The DYMO® LabelWriter® prints labels fast directly from your PC or Mac at laser sharp resolution.
• Don't set up a new folder until you have 20 or so related papers to go into it. Use a folder labeled "Miscellaneous" until you have enough to make a file.
• Use color and different label styles such as bold to pinpoint folders that need special attention such as "Key Customers," "Rush Projects" or "Unpaid Bills". The feature rich DYMO label makers LabelManager™ or LabelPoint™ offer a wide choice of colored labels in a variety of sizes.
• Date it. Time it. Stamp it. It's a good idea to get into the practice of imprinting tracking information onto circulating documents and packages. This provides a clear visual record of where things are going and when they arrive. Give the DYMO DateMark Stamper™ a try and see how fast and clear your circulating material is recorded.
• And yes, use the round file
  It's a fact. The average business retains 70% more documents than it really needs. And 85% of the letters and forms that we file are never looked up again. Remember, when in doubt - throw it out.

Once you've implemented this fast and easy filing method, the cleaning people should never mistake your desk for the recycling bin again!