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<\/a>Familiar hanging folders<\/p><\/div>\n
As with any product, it’s important to be aware of how much it can hold before it begins to lose its effectiveness.\u00a0 Hanging folders are limited in how many files\/papers they can hold – even if we want them to hold more.\u00a0 Just like file folders, your traditional hanging folders have a series of creases along the bottom.\u00a0 These creases are there for you to expand the amount it can consistently hold. Just be sure to make the creases on both sides at the same place so that it hangs evenly.<\/p>\n
There’s nothing wrong with having more than one hanging folder for your topic\/category.\u00a0 And there are different approaches you can take with having several hanging folders for each topic.<\/p>\n
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- \u00a0Use the plastic label tabs only on the first hanging folders, so everything behind it until the next label tab is the same topic<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Use different color hanging folders (or alternating colors) for each topic, so that the combination of label tabs as well as color can cue you about what topic you’re in<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Use the label tabs for each hanging folder, simply labeling each one with the same title followed by the number of hanging folders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For many years I wasn’t aware about the square or box bottomed hanging folders.\u00a0 If you end up with them accidentally, they often don’t sit well in filing cabinets, as they’re a tad taller unless you’ve added the cardboard piece into the bottom to give them their square bottoms. Many years ago now I found them to be flimsy, mine broke down quickly, though they seem to have improved. These can be great for larger categories, though if you don’t fill it up sufficiently the files will bend and slip down.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Boxed or square bottomed hanging folders<\/p><\/div>\n
There are many different tab options as well.\u00a0 There are the traditional plastic tabs that you fit into slots on the hanging file.\u00a0 You can get hanging files with paper or cardboard tabs that you label which of course can never move.\u00a0 Another option is the slide tabs, which snap into place somewhat while still being more easily moved without dis-attaching the whole tab.\u00a0 While looking for images as well as what else might be out there, I found pop up tabs on hanging folders.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Built-in tab hanging folder<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Slide tab hanging folder<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Pop-up tabs hanging folder<\/p><\/div>\n
Another variation in hanging folder style is the top-rail hanging folder where the pieces that hold the hanging folder onto the frame are not even.\u00a0 This allows more of the file to be visible in the filing cabinet.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Top rail hanging folder<\/p><\/div>\n
Also they make hanging pockets (or called hanging jackets) where the hanging folder has full sides except at the top where you put papers in.\u00a0 The design of this type provides you with the ability to store non-paper items within if you choose.\u00a0 It also protects the papers from sliding out unless you turn it upside down.\u00a0 Similar to the accordion folders though it is designed for the sides to bend in, which means papers can get bent.<\/p>\n