Can you suggest a system that could help a group of employees manage a long, many-stepped process? We're driving ourselves bonkers in the meantime. [more inside]
posted by rachaelfaith on Sep 18, 2012 - 14 answers

Quickest way to alphebatize and combine paperwork from unsorted piles? [more inside]
posted by tzb on Aug 16, 2012 - 16 answers

What's a good system for keeping lots of papers visible, without spreading them all over the desk, and without pushpins? [more inside]
posted by overeducated_alligator on Jan 26, 2012 - 23 answers

You know that trend a while back towards 'smart offices'? I think that's what it was called -- you know, when nobody has their own desk, and they just snag their laptop and go sit anywhere and somehow they are magically more creative and productive as a result? I'm having trouble Googling up trip reports: can you help me out with links to stories and research about experiences in implementing it (or your own personal experience)? [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Nov 10, 2011 - 21 answers

I got moved to a much smaller desk at work (I kinda feel like Milton) and now everything feels really crowded. How can I increase the empty space on my desktop? What can I move or rearrange? Is there any magical desk accessory that can help me? [more inside]
posted by trillian on Aug 7, 2011 - 13 answers

What system and/or software can be used to organize constantly changing information/emails etc? [more inside]
posted by maxg94 on Jun 22, 2010 - 5 answers

What is the best way for me to catalog our organization's files? [more inside]
posted by futureisunwritten on May 13, 2010 - 4 answers

For those of you who are managers or administrators: what are your pro tips on office organization? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Sep 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Say you had a desk, at your job, and say you were also pretty disorganized, and so your boss handed you an Office Depot catalog and told you to buy what you wanted as long as it was within reason. What would you buy? What are your ESSENTIAL office supplies? [more inside]
posted by granted on Jan 6, 2009 - 30 answers

(Project Management Filter) I've looked around but I can't seem anything to answer this that seems right for me. Maybe experiences of others will help me navigate. How to coordinate paper and electronic files and emails etc when dealing with many vendor/many location things... [more inside]
posted by sio42 on Oct 28, 2008 - 5 answers

Is there any way to view pages in a Microsoft Word (2002) documents side by side instead of top to bottom? [more inside]
posted by bigcheesegump on Feb 25, 2008 - 6 answers

What can I file in a file drawer... other than files? I want to store [more inside]
posted by clh on Dec 4, 2006 - 5 answers

Both my wife and I use separate Microsoft Outlook installations to manage our calendars and to sync our calendars with our cell phones and pdas. Now, we need a way for an assistant to manage our calendars from another computer. [more inside]
posted by richardhay on Dec 6, 2005 - 11 answers