Managing data is an essential skill that every PC user should have. Surprisingly though a
large number of users--even highly experienced users--exhibit poor file management skills
resulting in frustration and lost data. This brief but invaluable book File Management Made
Simple can resolve this by providing you with the skills and best practices needed for creating
managing and protecting your data. Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar to you?
You've downloaded an attachment from your e-mail but aren't sure where you downloaded it to.
You spent an entire evening working on a document only to discover the next morning that you
didn't save it to your flash drive like you thought you had? Maybe you had a guest visiting and
wanted to share with them the pictures you took of your kids recital yet when you went to get
them you were unable to recall where you stored them on your PC. Or you scanned your receipts
for your expense reports on day and came back the next day and scanned some for another report
only to find that the new ones numbered Scan 1 Scan 2 ... still exist. Unfortunately for a
vast number of PC users scenarios like these are all too common. These situations are not only
extremely frustrating for the user but also tend to discourage them from ever wanting to touch
a PC again! Why is that? What is the common factor? It's simple really. Each of these issues
can be attributed to poor file management skills. In my experience the people with the worst
file management skills are simply the ones that lack an understanding of how to navigate the
Windows operating system. However this situation can be easily rectified. And once you can
successfully navigate your computer's drive and folder structure you'll be hard pressed to
misplace anything. Although this process can seem daunting to the uninitiated this isn't black
magic. In fact it's actually quite simple. Keeping your files and folders organized on the
computer is no more difficult than keeping them organized in real life. There is a place for
everything and everything has its place. We will show you how to navigate Windows correctly and
efficiently. Where specific types of files should be stored. We'll also show you how best to
name and manage your files such as using descriptive folders to identify files implementing
the best naming conventions for files and directories and how to group various types of data
together ensuring that the data you need is always readily available. Finally we'll introduce
you to some of the best options for transporting and protecting your data. We will show you the
skills you need to easily manage your data using clear and simple English without the
confusing technical jargon. All this and more can be accomplished with File Management Made
Simple by your side.
