Oogiem;70092 said:
How do you prevent folders with only 1 or a few pages in them from being hidden by the folders in front?
@Oogiem - Unfortunately you can't really stop this from happening.
However, I've found if I use a pair of L shaped bookends to 'sandwich' the folders together, they tend to stand up vertically/individually rather than at an angle, leaning against each other and this does help the visibility.
But for me this is the best compromise I've found and I've now stopped looking!
Believe me, before this I tried all kinds of folders/document wallets trying to find the perfect filing set-up, now realise there isn't one, it's just a question of finding the best compromise.
With straight cut/flush cut folders everything is straight behind the first folder and it's harder to tell where the A - Z sections start (without using additional A-Z dividers).
Using a varying Left, Centre, Right arrangement so nothing is behind or in front of the next/previous folder tab is way too complicated for me. I don't want to have to think what's already there to decide the new folder tab position. As soon as I'd get it right, another folder would come along and ruin the perfect arrangement.
Also, with the tabs scattered around in this way so no two tabs are ever together, it's harder to tell where the A-Z sections are. 'G' could be a left, centre or right tab depending on the rest of it's wording or folders behind or in front of it. So to find anything means zig zagging through left, centre, tabs with no particular order.
With the A=Left, B=Mid, C=Right, D=Left... arrangement it means that a given initial is always in the same block and this makes finding, say, the E's from the F's very easy. Each first initial is a divider in its own right.
This way you can find the start of a section easily, then simply sort through that section. I'm finding this much easier than having to zig zag through almost random tab arrangement.
Good luck with whatever arrangement you're using.
Cheers,
AndyD