Comments on: The Many uses of The Paper Tiger (Part 1 of 3) http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/ A blog about all things Paper Tiger - Find out more at www.thepapertiger.com Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Efficient Record Keeping is Enormously Versatile http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Efficient Record Keeping is Enormously Versatile Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:15:37 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-501 [...] is the right choice to index and catalog anything you can put a number on. See also our blog for The Many Uses of The Paper Tiger. Share this [...] [...] is the right choice to index and catalog anything you can put a number on. See also our blog for The Many Uses of The Paper Tiger. Share this [...]

]]> By: Document Management Structure: Where Do Your Records Really Go? http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Document Management Structure: Where Do Your Records Really Go? Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:57:12 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-435 [...] Filing System that uses an indexing system is the smart, logical choice for such a filing system. Basically, anything you can number, you can easily index. With a document indexing system, you can keep every document, binder, CD, DVD, etc. easily [...] [...] Filing System that uses an indexing system is the smart, logical choice for such a filing system. Basically, anything you can number, you can easily index. With a document indexing system, you can keep every document, binder, CD, DVD, etc. easily [...]

]]> By: The Paper Tiger Team http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-35 The Paper Tiger Team Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:59:04 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-35 Molly, Your idea is excellent! especially if you don't want to separate the workshop files or have subfolders or manilla folders behind your workshop files within the same index or Paper Tiger number. We think it would be much simpler to copy the individual documents in your workshop folder, then file them numerically in their own individual hanging folder, but leave the original in your workshop folder. Thanks, The Paper Tiger Team Molly,
Your idea is excellent! especially if you don’t want to separate the workshop files or have subfolders or manilla folders behind your workshop files within the same index or Paper Tiger number.

We think it would be much simpler to copy the individual documents in your workshop folder, then file them numerically in their own individual hanging folder, but leave the original in your workshop folder.

Thanks,
The Paper Tiger Team

]]> By: Molly Baker http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Molly Baker Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:38:26 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-32 What attracted me to Paper Tiger was the ability to give each document in my file system a number and a series of keywords so that I could search for the things I need using the power of my computer rather than the search and find/not-find method! However, I have a lot of file folders that hold many documents that were used to develop or conduct faculty workshops. I want to keep those folders intack so I can grab them and go, such as when offering the workshop again. However, many of the items in those folders have value in themselves, so I want them to have their own number and keyword set, as well. My guess was that I would have to make a copy of the individual documents in the folder in order for them to be filed numerically, but leave the original in the folder because I would give the folder a number for the workshop folder as a whole too. Is that clearer? I appreciate your advice on whether this makes sense or whether you can think of a better solution. What attracted me to Paper Tiger was the ability to give each document in my file system a number and a series of keywords so that I could search for the things I need using the power of my computer rather than the search and find/not-find method! However, I have a lot of file folders that hold many documents that were used to develop or conduct faculty workshops. I want to keep those folders intack so I can grab them and go, such as when offering the workshop again. However, many of the items in those folders have value in themselves, so I want them to have their own number and keyword set, as well. My guess was that I would have to make a copy of the individual documents in the folder in order for them to be filed numerically, but leave the original in the folder because I would give the folder a number for the workshop folder as a whole too. Is that clearer? I appreciate your advice on whether this makes sense or whether you can think of a better solution.

]]> By: The Paper Tiger Team http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-30 The Paper Tiger Team Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:35:05 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-30 Molly, I am having trouble understanding how you are thinking of setting up your folders. If you can explain in a bit more detail I'd be happy to help! Thanks, The Paper Tiger Team Molly,

I am having trouble understanding how you are thinking of setting up your folders. If you can explain in a bit more detail I’d be happy to help!

Thanks,
The Paper Tiger Team

]]> By: Molly Baker http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Molly Baker Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:40:14 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-28 Did my plan for handling folders that need to stay together make sense to you? Is there a better idea that you or others have figured out for that? My plan would require that I make a copy of the documents in the folder to create newly numbered individual files, and then create another number for the entire workshop folder. If you have a better idea, I'm listening! :-) Did my plan for handling folders that need to stay together make sense to you? Is there a better idea that you or others have figured out for that? My plan would require that I make a copy of the documents in the folder to create newly numbered individual files, and then create another number for the entire workshop folder. If you have a better idea, I’m listening! :-)

]]> By: Molly Baker http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Molly Baker Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:26:49 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-25 Just trying to get it figured out before I start and then find I have to redo something. How do I handle the folder/subfolder challenge. In my paper situation, I was planning to number each document separately and give the folder name as one of the keywords when things needed to be filed together, such as a workshop folder. Just trying to get it figured out before I start and then find I have to redo something. How do I handle the folder/subfolder challenge. In my paper situation, I was planning to number each document separately and give the folder name as one of the keywords when things needed to be filed together, such as a workshop folder.

]]> By: fholgado http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-24 fholgado Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:32 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-24 Molly, It all depends how you have your electronic filing system set up. The best way to integrate digital files into The Paper Tiger is to create a folder in Windows and make that your location. Then from there, you can have numbered folders that correlate with each file folder slot in your location in The Paper Tiger. For example: <ol> <li>You can have a location in PT called "Digital Files". This means you will create a folder called "Digital Files" somewhere in your computer.</li> <li> You can set that location to have a capacity of 30 folders, and therefore you will have to create 30 folders inside the "Digital Files" and number them 1-30.</li> <li>Now you can file documents within PT and then store them inside of those folders numbered 1-30.</li> </ol> Let me know if this makes any sense! Molly,

It all depends how you have your electronic filing system set up. The best way to integrate digital files into The Paper Tiger is to create a folder in Windows and make that your location. Then from there, you can have numbered folders that correlate with each file folder slot in your location in The Paper Tiger. For example:

  1. You can have a location in PT called “Digital Files”. This means you will create a folder called “Digital Files” somewhere in your computer.
  2. You can set that location to have a capacity of 30 folders, and therefore you will have to create 30 folders inside the “Digital Files” and number them 1-30.
  3. Now you can file documents within PT and then store them inside of those folders numbered 1-30.

Let me know if this makes any sense!

]]> By: Molly Baker http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Molly Baker Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:20:52 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-23 I would like to put my electronic filing system in with my paper filing system, since I have many resources in one or the other and not both. Any suggestions on how to "number" those documents/files/folders? Molly I would like to put my electronic filing system in with my paper filing system, since I have many resources in one or the other and not both. Any suggestions on how to “number” those documents/files/folders?
Molly

]]> By: Kai http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Kai Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:25 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-16 Yes, Stephanie, those CD envelopes are a great idea. Yes, Stephanie, those CD envelopes are a great idea.

]]> By: Stephanie Calahan (Twitter = @StephCalahan) http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Stephanie Calahan (Twitter = @StephCalahan) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:53:34 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-15 Russell - Great question! I got the tabbed CD envelopes at Office Depot. You can find them here http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/165196/Vaultz-CD-File-Folders-Pack-Of/ I numbered them myself. You can either do this with a sharpie marker, or get return address labels and print the numbers on the labels and then put the labels on the tabs. I personally use this technique for both my music CDs as well as my audio classes and computer software. To your success! Stephanie Russell -
Great question! I got the tabbed CD envelopes at Office Depot. You can find them here http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/165196/Vaultz-CD-File-Folders-Pack-Of/

I numbered them myself. You can either do this with a sharpie marker, or get return address labels and print the numbers on the labels and then put the labels on the tabs.

I personally use this technique for both my music CDs as well as my audio classes and computer software.
To your success!
Stephanie

]]> By: Russell http://thepapertiger.com/blog/the-many-uses-of-paper-tiger-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Russell Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:30 +0000 http://thepapertiger.com/blog/?p=36#comment-14 I love the idea of using Paper Tiger for the organizing of CDs. Where did you get the numbered, tabbed CD envelopes? I love the idea of using Paper Tiger for the organizing of CDs. Where did you get the numbered, tabbed CD envelopes?

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