Office Document Strategies Blog

Using Colour In More Ways Than Just Printing on Your Colour MFP

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 @ 08:09 AM

Most of us think of using colour in documents that we are designing for print using a colour laser printer or colour mfp.  We often don't think of how colour can be used for other things.

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Topics: document filing, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer

Canadian Utilities and Banks Promote the Use of Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Sep 1, 2012 @ 09:09 AM

Document management is becoming a much more prevalent technology.  I find that more people I talk to see it as a potential and viable tool for their business.  Why is this the case?

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, office document strategy

Workflow Module Adds More Productivity Power to SentryFile

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Aug 3, 2012 @ 07:08 AM

SentryFile Document Management has long been a superb solution for SMB and departmental clients who are looking for a way to easily and cost effectively manage their electronic and paper documents.

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Topics: technology tools, document filing, document management, Document, office document strategy

Electronic Filing With Windows Folders Doesn't Work!

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Jul 5, 2012 @ 14:07 PM

As electronic filing has become more mainstream in businesses we see many companies trying to organize their document filing using the windows folder structure. 

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Topics: network server, document filing, document storage strategy, Hosted document management

Environmentally Friendly Business Solutions In Burlington

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 09:06 AM

When you buy business solutions for your business, looking for environmentally friendly choices is logical. SMBs in Burlington recognize this need more and more.  The amount of material that our resident eWaste partner, Niagara ewaste processes each day shows us that this is true.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, office document strategy, Environment, eWaste

Password Protected Files Got You Down - Try Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Jun 4, 2012 @ 08:06 AM

One of my clients in Hamilton asked me for a solution for a problem she is having.  Her difficulty is that she has a large number of electronic files which she needs to keep secure and therefore she password protects the files when she creates them.  This becomes a problem as the number of files increases and she says she also always forgets the passwords she uses.  At the present time she does not have access to a document management system to solve her problem.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, office document strategy, paper filing

8 Ways To Make Your Office Greener with Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, May 29, 2012 @ 09:05 AM

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, cost of printing, paper filing, Environment, Less paper office

Using Bar Codes to Improve Document Filing Efficiency

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, May 23, 2012 @ 08:05 AM

Getting files into an electronic document filing system is usually the most challenging part of any system.  Automating the input process for scanned files is one way to reduce the tedium and increase the efficiency for input.  Bar codes can be a great tool in that automation. 

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Topics: Scanning, document filing, document management, bar code

Too Many Fingers in the Paper Filing Cabinet- A Disastrous Recipe

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, May 11, 2012 @ 10:05 AM

IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) were in agreement…  Too many fingers in the paper filing cabinet equals lost files, wasted time and an overwhelming, aggravating and stressful mess.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, paper filing

Professional Administrators Say Paper Filing Overwhelms Them

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 @ 09:04 AM

Last night along with a couple of others from our office I participated in a Vendor Fair at a conference for the Administrative Professionals Association in our area.  The attendees at this event were administrators from a variety of organizations from both the private sector and the public sector throughout southern Ontario.

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Topics: document filing, document management, paper filing