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Naming Your Digital Files

As paper is becoming less and digital is the norm, you need to name your electronic files properly so that you can easily find them.  The most important elements of a filename are:

• Title - Clearly describes the document.  Think of the user/recipient and how they might search for and retrieve the document
• Date - Date relevant to the document such a version date or published date
• Version Number - Especially important when documents are shared with others

To reduce the length of your title consider using abbreviation.  The following provides some examples of common abbreviations¹.

• AGD – Agenda
• AGR – Agreement
• ARS – Action Request
• BRN – Briefing Note
• CPA – Cover Page
• CON – Contract
• DFT – Discussion Draft
• EXA – Example or Sample
• FRM – Form

posted on: 9/17/2012 8:30:00 AM by Heather Cocozza
category: Business

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Heather Cocozza, PMP, CPO® is a Professional Organizer who organizes and designs tailored home and office solutions. She is on the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)-WDC Board of Directors 2009-2010 and is the owner of Cocozza Organizing & Design, LLC. Prior to her organizing career, Heather Cocozza worked 13 years at IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers as an ERP Project Manager and at times traveled extensively while her "virtual" twins were between the ages of 0 to 3.

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