Readily Available

“Working” files, the ones you refer to every day or several times each day, need special treatment. These files must be organized so they can be accessed instantly and accurately.

Here are four suggestions for making priority files more readily available:

Break your paperwork down into more manageable sub-categories. Instead of just throwing all the papers relating to a filing project into a hanging folder, you could divide those papers into easier-to-reference sections. Pendaflex® Interior File Folders are ideal for this. Interior folders are specially engineered for use with Pendaflex Hanging Folders. They’re cut shorter than regular file folders so they won’t hide the tabs on hanging folders. And, their two-tone design helps prevent misfiles. Just designate a separate interior folder for each sub-category, and you’ll be amazed how much quicker you can find the papers you’re looking for!

Utilize color.
The use of different-colored file folders does a great job of differentiating priority files. Let’s say you’re organizing your “hot” papers on a daily basis. Simply assign a different color folder for each day of the week and the chances of anything getting mixed up will be greatly reduced, plus, you’ll be able to locate and reach for daily files with much greater speed.

Make your desktop piles well-organized.
Millions of people, maybe you, are dedicated pilers who keep their priority files in stacks right on their desk. Esselte has the solution! Pendaflex PileSmart® Project Organizers, created to make every pile better organized and every desktop neater.

Choose from five outstanding product ideas, each designed to complement the others, including: PileSmart® Label Clips; PileSmart® QuickView Jackets ; PileSmart® View Folders with Write-On Tabs; PileSmart® View Folders ; and PileSmart® Project Sorters.

Try a filing product specifically made for sorting and pre-sorting priority papers.
These types of products might include ones that are designed with built-in sections or compartments that make it simple to not only sort documents into categories but also to put your fingers on any paper in a matter of seconds. One such product is the Pendaflex® Hanging Expandable File . It comes complete with 9 separate filing sections, preprinted A-Z for easy categorizing. You also get 10 blank self-stick labels to create your own custom file headings. And, the file itself expands, so you can add more papers conveniently as your priority filing needs increase.