This document provides tips for organizing files and folders on a laptop. It recommends saving all files within folders in the Documents folder, giving folders descriptive names related to subjects. File names should be relevant, using a date, number or alphabetical format. Emails can also be organized into folders by creating folders in the mail app and dragging emails into them. Consistency when naming files and folders, saving in the proper location, maintaining folder structure, and backing up data are emphasized.

2.  What if I have to reuse it?
 You want me to print it?
 How do I find it?
 Where did I put it?
 What did I call it?
 How do I back it up?

4.  All of your files should be saved into
folders within the Documents folder.
 TO DO
› Open the Documents folder on your laptop

5. › Right click – add folder
› Name the folder e.g. Food Technology,
geography, Maths etc
› Once a folder is created you can create
subfolders inside it.
 For example: Food Technology>Assigment1

6.  File names should be relevant
› You can use date or numeric format:
 20120319_Task1 meaning that this task was
given on the 19 March 2012
 0319_Task 1 19th March
› You can use an alphabetical format
 Maths_Assig1
 Textiles1

7.  Can I create folders in mail?
› The simple answer here is YES?
› How do you do it you may ask…..
 Scroll down to MORE > Create name
 From here you can drag and drop relevant
emails into the folder so you can access them
easily.

8.  It is important to;
› be consistent when naming files
› Save files and folders in the proper
place
› Maintain your folders and sub folders
› Back up your data

9. K= Keep
I = it
S= simple
S= stupid!