THE OLD WAY VERSUS THE NEW WAY

• step 1: buy index tabs
• step 2: buy labels
• step 3: think of categories
• step 4: type labels into a document
• step 5: print labels
• step 6: adhere labels to tabs
• 
  
  OR
  
  
• step 1: simply buy pre-labeled binder tabs

BENEFITS OF THE BINDER TABS SYSTEM

• put you back in control of your paperwork
• save you time and headache
• less expensive than investing your time and creating index tabs yourself
• portability -- carry your papers to meetings, appointments, work, etc.
• becomes an excellent and easy historical reference tool
• eliminates unnecessary paper and files crammed cluttering your desk
• seeing all major categories at once helps you remember where to file the paper
• makes it easier to move any process forward

TIPS FOR USING YOUR TABS

• If you don't like one of the preprinted tabs that are part of your set flip it over! It is blank on the back so you can customize a category.
• 
  
  
• Don't feel confined to one binder. If you have a lot of paper, break out the tabs into two or more binders and call them #1 and #2.
• 
  
  
• Put odd sized papers in plastic sleeves designed to protect documents and then place the sleeves in a binder. This is a great trick for warranties, user manuals, etc.
• 
  
  
• File papers in your binder on a set schedule: daily, weekly, or monthly.
• 
  
  
• Buy clear-view binders so you can slip a label in the spine of the binder that identifies that binder and can be clearly seen when the binder sits on a shelf.
• 
  
  
• If you don't have shelving space for your binders, you can buy binders that have retractable hanging posts so you can hang the binders with your hanging file folders.