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