New File Cabinet: Convert to manilla or switch to hanging?
sirion
exactly what I wanted in terms of a furniture piece (solid wood, 4 file
drawers, good sliders), but has the following incompatibilities with my
labelled, manilla files:
1. Legal size. Not a big issue.
2. Designed for hanging files of letter or legal size (rails are
(re)movable).
I'm pretty sure I want to stick with this cabinet, so I need to either
convert my file cabinet into something that supports manilla folders
well, or switch to hanging files.
-Converting to manilla folders
What's required here? I basically have 4 wooden drawers. Can I buy a
compressor plate for this? Do I need some sort of device in the front
end as well as the back end? (If I press all the files to the front,
then I can't see the frontmost files, and if I push them into the back,
then I can't reach the backmost files, as they're too deep within the
cabinet and the drawers don't come *all* the way out of the cabinet).
-Converting to hanging files
I kind of like hanging files, though I went for manilla because I
trusted GTD's recommendation. Anyone here made the switch from hanging
to manilla or manilla to hanging? Any advice? Is David Allen right on
this subject? I'm a little wary of relabelling ~200 folders, though
I'll do it if it's my best bet.
Quintus Frimschlowder VIII
fair degree of success. Because of how my stuff is organized, when
something makes it into my hanging files, there is rarely a need for
it to come back out on a frequent basis. So, I may be a special case
re: hanging files in that regard. That said, I'm a little fuzzy on why
David Allen recommends against hanging files to begin with. Is it
because you can't adjust them to hold more than a little bit of paper?
That would make sense.
- QF8
http://scatterbrain.raygunarmy.com/
Julian Cates
office equipment comes with. That being said, I go with DA's
recommendation of using one manilla folder per hanging file, and
labeling the manilla folder instead of the hanging file. I actually
like this better than just using manilla folders in a compression
type system, as it allows me to spread the folders out a little,
which makes things easier to file and retrieve. Also, doing it this
way allows me to grab a manilla folder and take it with me if necessary.
J.
P.S. Long time listener, first time caller. This forum is great.
Tom Reinhart
> convert my file cabinet into something that supports manilla folders
> well, or switch to hanging files.
can't see what I'm missing with manilla folders. I have archived
folders on a bookshelf against the far wall that are all manilla, and
they're more difficult for me to sort through. The labels also aren't
high enough from the folder for my taste, so a lot of the time they
are hidden by the papers I put inside.
But whatever; I'd stick with what you're used to if you like it.
Sincerely,
Tom Reinhart
t...@alltom.com
http://AllTom.com/
sirion
Staples only seems to sell them in 25 packs
sirion
hanging file per manilla folder? What about using 26 3" box-bottom
hanging files, and spacing out the manilla folders through the
alphabet? Anyone tried this?
Adrienne Travis
and just nest them in your drawers. They'll hold up your manila
folders without some of the disadvantages of hanging folders.
--Adrienne Travis
Bryan Ewbank
that it works. I use manillas by themselves because they don't
submarine the way that they have done in hanging folders.
Whatever works, works!
MDRobinson
I do like using manilla within hanging folders, since they keep
everything from falling when extracting a manilla file. I also often
slide my files forward/backward when searching a drawer -- the hanging
folders keep it all upright.
