There are whole books written about this subject and what seems like endless advice and different ways of doing it. Filing systems can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it. Here at Custom Assignments, we believe in keeping things simple. Rather then give you pages of step by step instructions, this article consists of a few tips to get you thinking and perhaps started on a basic home filing system. The purpose of a filing system is to make it easy to locate important documents with the minimal amount of time and trouble.
Systems can be either alphabetical or numerical.
The important thing to remember with this system is to give files names that are logical and meaningful to everyone. Numerical systems are quite complicated to set up and maintain. Each file is numbered and a master list has to be kept and regularly updated. Some people like to color code their files, but unless you have a large home filing system there really isn't a need for this. Bear in mind that colored tabs can be harder to read then the regular white ones.