| The best way to organize your office and run | | | | time - vertical file cabinets only hold one |
| it more efficiently is to set up a good | | | | or the other. Overall, lateral cabinets have |
| filing system - file cabinets can help you do | | | | room for more documents. |
| this, but simply running out to your local | | | | |
| office supply store to pick up some cabinets | | | | What to look for |
| isn't necessarily going to solve all your | | | | |
| filing dilemmas. It's important to make a | | | | To find quality file cabinets that will last |
| selection based on more than just the number | | | | a long time, you have to look for a few |
| of drawers - there are other factors to | | | | specific features. In the first place, take a |
| consider, such as office space, size of your | | | | look at the drawers' suspension system. Make |
| documents, and quality of construction. | | | | sure that the drawers can open and close |
| | | | smoothly even when filled with the weight of |
| The filing cabinet you are probably most | | | | many files. |
| familiar with is the vertical file cabinet. | | | | |
| This type of cabinet usually has 2 to 5 | | | | Safety is also a concern when it comes to |
| drawers and can house letter or legal size | | | | choosing high quality file cabinets. Cabinets |
| documents facing the front of the drawers. | | | | with a mechanism designed to discourage |
| | | | tipping when all the drawers are open is an |
| For an office that lacks wall space, vertical | | | | example - look for counterweighted drawers |
| file cabinets are most likely the ideal | | | | and internal locking devices that only let |
| choice. Vertical file cabinets don't hold as | | | | you open one drawer at a time. |
| many files, but they don't take up as much | | | | |
| wall space and offer drawer sizes between 15 | | | | If you plan on making good use of your file |
| and 28 inches. | | | | cabinets, it's better to spend a little more |
| | | | money up front for durable cabinets than to |
| The lateral file cabinet is another choice. | | | | keep dishing out every time you have to |
| With more width than traditional filing | | | | replace a damaged unit. Higher grades of |
| cabinets, they give you the option of storing | | | | steel are thicker and more durable, which |
| files front to back or side to side in the | | | | means cabinets constructed out of this |
| drawers. Because they're not as deep as | | | | material will be able to endure more usage |
| vertical cabinets, you can also use them as | | | | over a longer period of time. |
| wall partitions or credenzas. | | | | |
| | | | File cabinets are essential if you want to |
| This type of filing system offers more | | | | organize your office and improve time |
| flexibility because you can store legal and | | | | management - they are definitely a worthwhile |
| letter size files in the cabinet at the same | | | | purchase. |