Organizing Your Playbills

Our 5.5 x 8.5 binder and sheet protectors are probably one of the most versatile products we have.  The 5.5 x 8.5 size is just so convenient and can be used for so many different purposes.

The number 1 most popular use for it is to organize Classical Conversation Timeline cards.  For many years now we have had customers who buy both our binders and sheet protectors to help them protect and organize these Timeline cards for their kids.

However, as it turns out, there are other uses for the 5.5 x 8.5 size that has slowly become more and more useful.  One of them is for organizing Playbills.

Playbills, for those who don't know, are booklets that features details of the different Broadway plays through out the year.  Play goers will subscribe to Playbills yearly subscription and receive a Playbill booklet every month.  These booklets are 5 and 3/8 inches by 8 and 1/2 inches, so they fit perfect into our 5.5 x 8.5 sleeves with a little bit of room to spare.

Using Keepfiling's sheet protectors to store these Playbills if the perfect choice.  Our sheet protectors are archival safe acid free.  This helps prevent damaging effects of sunlight, oxygenation, acidic corrosion, and dust to the Playbills.  The extra heavyweight polypropylene of the sheet protectors will provide excellent protection to your

Once put in the the sheet protectors, you can organize them anyway you like with our 5.5 x 8.5 Mini binders. Sort them anyway you wish in the binder and flip through them easily when you want to browse through them.  The crystal clear material makes it very easy to see the actual Playbill. 

Available now on Keepfiling is the Playbill Binders Set; includes 2 binders and 1 pack of sleeves (50 sleeves).  

Organizing with Colors!

A feature that is often overlooked with Keepfiling binders is the finger hole.  Located on the binder spine (always 2 inches from the bottom), the finger hole provides an easy way for you to take the binder on and off shelves, table, or wherever you are placing your binders.  Simply slide your finger into the hole and move your binder around.  This is a very convenient feature that does not get enough credit.

What's also unique with Keepfiling's finger hole is that it comes with a 'ring'.  Rather than just cutting a hole in the spine and leaving it as it is, we made this 'ring' that snaps on easily.  This 'ring' adds a touch of designer and professionalism to give the binder a more complete look. Each Keepfiling binder comes equipped with a 'ring' matching the inside color of your purchased binder - so that's either Snow White, Lime Green, Sapphire Blue, and Red.

New Rings

Over the years we have had customers ask if they can purchase extra 'rings' or if other colors were available.  Today, we are very happy to answer both questions with a yes as we are now selling 'rings' separately, and in different colors as well!

Aside from the four classic colors, we now have eight new wonderful colors available for you to use and interchange:

Turquoise Lime Green Red

Purple Orange Gream

Snow White Black Sapphire Blue

Grey Pink Light Blue

Each color is sold individually in a pack of 12 'rings'.  You also have the option to purchase a mix pack with one of each color.

These are easy to use 'rings' as they just snap on and off easily.  You can change them easily and mix and match colors to your own liking.  You can come up with a nice color system to keep your binders organized.

Check the rings now on our website and learn more!

Mix and Match with our White Zen Binders

Since the launch of our White Zen View Binders, we've been working on coming up with ideas on how to make them stand out and be even more unique.  With our new 'rings' this can be achieved as the new colors pair up with the white binders perfectly.

Once you're purchased our new 'rings', you can swap out the original one that comes with the binder and use the new ones in a colorful and fun way - as you can see in the picture above.

Matching Spine Labels

You can even have matching colors for the 'rings' and the actual spine label.  Just simply download our spine label templates for free and you can match the together.  The template are very easy to use - just download them, edit the label name to your own liking, print it, then cut them along the dotted line and voila!

4 Steps To Your Unique View Binder

Tired of all the standard looking binders out there?  Wish you had something unique and special that will stand out?  Well what's better than designing your own sheet and using it as the front cover for your binder.

While most view binders on the market today lets you insert your own cover sheet with the use of the clear front cover, not all view binders come with a mounting sheet that helps keep your cover sheet centered and secured. That is of course what our White Zen View Binders offer.  As it comes with a clear front cover, it also comes with a mounting sheet that we've designed specifically for helping you keep your cover sheet centered in the clear front cover, and also for it to be secured.

With the use of this special mounting sheet, plus your own creativity, you can come up with endless designs for your binder used for all sorts of purposes.  The possibilities are limitless.  You can use the binders at school, at the office, and even for personal use.  The great thing about having the ability to design your own cover sheet and using it with the binder is that the binder becomes very versatile and will be suitable for what you want it to be.

Follow these 4 simple steps and starting creating your own cover sheets for your view binders!

Need some inspiration on you can use our White Zen View Binders with your own designed cover sheet?  Here's what we think you might use them for:

For School
If you're a teacher or parent you would encourage creativity and let the kids make something they can be proud to show and share with their classmates and parents. The Zen Binder is easy to use as you can insert pages into the clear front cover without hassle.  It's a great tool to help inspire creativity from your students as they can let their own imagination run and design their own cover sheet  They can design one for each subject or classes they are taking.

For Office / Professionals
In the professional world, standing out and making a good first impression is as important as the content that is delivered. A striking standout cover sheet to go with your presentation or proposal is very important. An excellent professional cover sheet with a Zen Binder goes a long way to catching the attention of your audience. 
 
For Collectors / Enthusiasts
If you are a collector or enthusiasts for certain memorabilia, then you would want to have a nice solid binder to protect and showcase your collection. The Zen View Binders will satisfy both needs.  It is a durable archival safe binder that will protect your collection, at the same time it is also a nice looking binder that you can put on display for others to see. Furthermore, you can create your own cover sheet that matches your prized collection.

Learn more about our White Zen View Binders and check out the different sizes we have available!

HOT DEALS with Keepfiling

Nothing beats finding the best deal online when you are shopping, whether it's online or at n actual store.  The idea of knowing you were able to save even just a few dollars when you bought something can be very satisfying, especially for smart shoppers.

If you're looking for the best binders and sheet protectors deals, than you don't have to look far - Keepfiling is your answer. 

We have the best deals for binders and sheet protectors that will save you more than just a few dollars.  Look for our Save More badge when browsing our products and you'll know that's the best deal we have!

All Keepfiling binders and sheet protectors are archival safe.  Our products offer the best protection to your documents of different sizes and formats.  We also pride ourselves in being organizing experts as we believe our products to provide the best organizing features to help keep your documents sorted and easy to find when needed. 

Need a good presentation binder? We have the right binder for you.

View binders make for excellent presentation binders as they often have a clear front cover that lets you insert a cover sheet for your presentation.

Our White Zen View Binders take it one step further an offers a mounting sheet that helps you insert the cover sheet, and more importantly helps to keep it centered in the binder cover.  We designed he custom mounting sheet as we noticed that a lot of view binders on the market lets you insert a cover sheet, but more often than not the cover sheet will move over time and be misaligned.  As professionals we understand the importance of appearances and having a presentation with a slated cover sheet does not portray professionalism, so we wanted to fix that.

Each mounting sheet is designed with 'tabs' that will hold you cover sheet in place.  Simply lift up the tabs and slide your covers sheet under them to keep it secured.  It may sound difficult at first, but it's definitely very user friendly and once you see how it works you'll be able to use the mounting sheet without any problem.

Like we said, we designed the Zen Binders with the intention to help you improve the appearances of your presentations.  We accomplish that by including mounting sheets for each binder you purchase.  To help even more, we've also created kits that you can purchase and use immediately as presentations.

Each kit includes:

1. A White Zen View Binder (and it's mounting sheet of course)
2. Matching sheet protectors (quantity will vary depending on the size of the binder you need)

Keepfiling Presentation Kits available in 5 sizes.

Our kits are aimed to help you get started with your presentations right away.  All kits are ready for use immediately as they come with matching sheet protectors so you don't have to worry about getting the wrong size for you presentation.

Shop now on Keepfiling for Presentation Kits and get 10% OFF on all kits. 

Save Money with Keepfiling!

Buying binders and sheet protectors can sometimes be very stressful as you fuss and debate about the size you need and worry about whether the binder and sheet protectors will match.

Through our experience, we often get questions from customers about which binder does the sheet protectors fit into, or which sheet protectors do we buy for this binder.  With that in mind, we've been offering what we call 'Combos' - which includes a binder and several packs for matching sheet protectors.  The idea of this was to make it easier for you to get what you need and to make sure that you have the matching binder and sheet protectors for your project.  Without having to a binder and sheet protectors to your shopping cart separately, adding the 'Combo' to your cart instead will automatically include the binder of your choice and several packs of matching sheet protectors (the number of packs depends on the Combo you purchase).

Now, we did not only make it easier for you to purchase a Combo when you need binders and sheet protectors but we've also given it a discount.  By purchasing a Combo, you automatically enjoy a 10% discount - no coupon codes needed.

When shopping on Keepfiling, look for the Save 10% badge to automatically enjoy the discount!

Save 10% now on the following Combos:

5.5 x 8.5 View Binder Presentation Kit	8.5 x 11 View Binder Presentation Kit	8.5 x 14	9 x 12
11 x 8.5 View Binder Presentation Kit	11 x 8.5 Archival Binder	11 x 14	11 x 17 View Binder Presentation Kit
11 x 17 Archival Binder	12 x 12	13 x 19	14 x 8.5
14 x 11	14 x 17	17 x 11 View Binder Presentation Kit	17 x 11 Archival Binder

Shopping Tip with Keepfiling

Here at Keepfiling, not only do we want to offer you the best binders and sheet protectors available but we also want to provide you with an excellent online shopping experience.  With the our recent website revamp, we hope to have improved what was already a great experience to an even better one.

How a website function is only one part of that experience.  There are other aspects such as special offers and deals that will make your shopping experience with us even better.  One particular 'deal' that has always been with us but perhaps sometimes forgotten is our 'Quantity Discount' deal.  This discount is a great way for shoppers to save a few more bucks if they buy products in larger quantities.  Each product offers a different Quantity Discount so make sure you check the details of each product to know how many you must purchase before the discount applies.  While not all products have a Quantity Discount, we've tried to make it available for most of them.  If available, the details are always listed in a table on the right of the product page next to the price of the product.

Group Buy

As the discount name implies, Quantity Discount only applies when a product is purchased in larger quantities.  While this might be useful for customers that uses a lot of binders and sheet protectors, the average shopper that tends to only buy 1-2 binders or 2-3 packs of sheet protectors at a time can also make use of this discount if they are able to group their purchases.  Perhaps you know have a friend or a neighbor that also needs to get several binders and packs of sheet protectors.  Maybe you're in a homeschool community and your homeschool group needs to restock on binders and sheet protectors.

Then what you can do is assign an individual as the buyer, and he or she will write down the total number of binders and sheet protectors that the whole group needs and place the order online with us.  This way, you can get the Quantity Discount for the products you're ordering plus since your order is now larger, you will most probably reach the $50 mark for free shipping which is always nice!  Of course, once this selected individual receives the products from us, he or she will have to pass them along to the rest of the group.  If you're together in a community, are neighbors or friends, then this won't be too hard to work out yourselves.

We understand our shipping rates can be high especially if you're only buying one binder or a pack of sheet protectors.  Unfortunately, it is out of our control with the way shipping rates are increasing each year.  We also understand that it might seem ridiculous to pay $14 shipping for a $5 product, but shipping rates are not calculated based on the value of a product.  It's based on the size and weight.  That is why we offer the Quantity Discount, to encourage you and provide an incentive to purchase more of a product and reach the free shipping mark of $50.

Remember to check each individual product for Quantity Discount details.  Quantity Discount is not offered on all products.

We hope you find this tip useful and always check back here for other tips and Keepfiling news.  You can also follow us on social media for latest updates.

Keepfiling - keep smiling :)
Ken

Our New Organizing Webste

During the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed that our website has undergone a major revamp. We felt like it was time to change things as the old website was starting to be a bit outdated in terms of its look, design and feel. Furthermore, we felt like we could really change the website to help enhance the overall shopping experience, making it much easier and enjoyable to shop at Keepfiling.com.

Here's what we've changed and why we changed it.

1. Larger Pictures
   
   The previous Keepfiling website used smaller thumbnails and product pictures due to the layout constraints. Now, we’ve made them larger so it’s easier for you to see them. We understand most users will react to pictures first, compared to text. So we wanted the pictures to standout more and be able to catch your attention first. We also understand that it’s important to have good pictures because it gives you the first impression on how the products actually are. This is especially important as an ecommerce site because you are unable to touch and feel the actual product, so the picture must offer a good first impression. We believe the use of larger thumbnails and product pictures offer you a better first impression of our binders and sheet protectors.
   
2. Top Down Top Navigation
   
   Navigation is an important part of any website. In the past, we utilized a left side navigation menu to direct visitor to the different category of products we have. In our new design, we’ve opted for a simpler top drop down navigation for our main menu which is more stylish and more importantly, much easier to see and use. This new top menu directs you to the main categories that our products are divided into. If the main category is divided into several other sub categories, than a drop down will appear when you hover over the main category.
   
   Once you’ve selected a category, you will notice that the left navigation is still active. This is to make is easier for you to know which category you are browsing at the moment. You will see that if, for example you are in the landscape section of the sheet protectors, the left navigation will expand accordingly to reflect your location. It’s another feature that we believe will enhance your overall shopping experience, making is easier to know where you are and to browse different products.
   
3. New Search Bar
   
   The search bar is not located on the top right corner (next to the shopping cart icon). In the past, the search bar was placed along the left navigation in between two menus which sometimes was overlooked and was not utilized enough by our visitors. That is why we’ve now decided to move it to a more obvious and easily accessible place. We want to encourage visitors to use the search bar so they can quickly find what they are looking for.
   
   
4. Separate Login Menu for Returning Customer
   
   To help our valued returning customers, a new My Account menu is featured on the top left corner of the website. This gives quick access to you for logging in and tracking your orders. Your login email and passwords remain the same. If you have forgotten your password, you can retrieve it by clicking the 'Forget your password?' link on the login page. For new customers, we encourage you to create an account with us so that it’s easier for you to track orders, and place orders again with us since we know you’ll love our products and come back again.
   
5. Overall Design
   
   It was time for a change. We've managed to keep and integrate several aspects from our old website into the new design. For example we've kept our signature blue as the main color theme.

We hope you enjoy the new website and find your experience at Keepfiling.com a fun and enjoyable one. If you'd like to share your thoughts and experience to us with the new website, or if you have any questions, feel free to drop us an email! We appreciate all your comments and will be sure to get back to you if you have questions or concerns.

Sheet Protectors and Railroad 'Horse Blanket' Timetables?

Ever wondered what's it like in the old days when there wasn't monitors, computers or smartphones for you to check the timetables and schedules of trains, ferries, or even for airplanes?  Today you can probably find the timetables for any transportation at the tip of your fingers.  However, in the past, most of this information are actually printed out onto paper and posted or passed out to passengers and employees so they can have this information on hand.  A lot of these timetables are actually very valuable, in the sense that there is a lot of history that goes with these timetables, and a lot can be learned from studying them.  That is why it's become a hobby for some people to collect these timetables.  Today there is even a National Association of Timetable Collectors that brings together timetable collectors to share their collections and experiences with each other.

It all started in 1962 when a group of 12 men formed the association after Howard Sanford posted in a railroad magazine asking if others were interested in collecting timetables together.  Since then, the association has seen both a drop and raise in its number of members.  However, even till today, the association is active and brings all sorts of timetable collectors together, not just railroad, but also expanding to other transportation like ferries and airlines.

At first, it might seem like such a boring hobby to have - collecting a piece of paper with times on it for when and where trainings are leaving.  Trust me, we were just as shocked and found it surprising when we had a customer reviewed our products and said it was a good fit for their timetable collections.  They call a lot of these timetables ‘horse blankets’ (we have no idea why).  However, as we looked into it, we realized that it's not as boring and there is actually an importance to it because there is just so much knowledge in them that it can teach us about the past and help as preserve a bit of history.

As it turns out, a lot of these railroad timetables were printed on larger paper like 11 x 17, 13 x 19 and 14 x 17.  A guess is that the larger paper allows for more information to be printed on the timetable.  Printed in these timetables are very vintage design works and graphics that are great to collect and preserve.  What’s also valuable is the information it has, and what it can tell us about the history during those times like how population increased in one area coincidently after a train station is established in that area.  

A lot of the said timetables are from many years ago and if you happen to find any of them now, they are probably in very poor conditions depending on how they’ve been archived.  Our acid free sheet protectors are perfect for archiving these timetables.  You also don’t find a lot of sheet protectors in the sizes that these timetables are printed on – again like 11x17, 13x19, and 14x17 which of course are all available with Keepfiling.  Of course, we don’t only have sheet protectors in those sizes, but also binders that you can get to organize the sheet protectors into.

 

- Railroad timetables, or also called 'horse blankets'

(Source: http://www.naotc.org/)

Not to sell ourselves short, but every now and then we learn something new from our customers on how they use our sheet protectors and when we do, we like to share them with you because maybe you can use them in the same way.  

If you like to share with us how you use your binders and sheet protectors, we would love to hear from you. The more we know the better we can serve your needs. E-mail me at: ken@keepfiling.com.

5 Must Have CD/DVD Organizing Products

Believe it or not, while it may seem like CD and DVDs are dying because almost everything is becoming truly "digital" (i.e. downloadable music and movies), they still are a big part of our lives.  Music CD are still being produced.  Movies and games are still released onto DVD and Blu-ray.  Some offices still backup their documents onto CD/DVD as a backup to the backup in case hard drives become faulty.  So there are still uses for CD and DVDs, and when there is a use for it, there is also a need for organizing them.

You want to be able to store and organize your music and movies neatly without taking up too much space, but that's hard to do because of the bulky jewel and DVD boxes. Or you might want to keep a copy of your document with the CD/DVD but you can't because there is no proper way to do it.  Well what if I told you here at Keepfiling we have exactly all the products you need for keeping CD and DVDs organized?

Here are the 5 must have CD and DVD organizing products from Keepfiling.

1. CD Sleeves

Simple and useful. Store CD or DVDs in this sleeve to save space.  One sleeve can hold 2 discs, front and back.  If you prefer, you can also place the music cover pages from the jewel boxes in the front pocket of the sleeves.  It's light weight design lets you carry it around if needed.  The polypropylene material does a great job in protecting the disc, preventing it from getting scratches. Also, the non-glare pocket makes it easy to see writings or labels on the disc, plus the V-design makes it easy to insert and remove discs.

Learn more about our disc sleeves on our website.

2. Mini CD Binder

This is the perfect accessory to have with the aforementioned disc sleeves.  These binders are designed specifically for those sleeves so that you can organize your discs neatly, and more important, to save space.  Each binder can hold about 12-14 sleeves, so that's almost 24-28 discs per binder if you have 2 discs per sleeve.  Imagine all the space you save on your shelf by using these binders to organize music CDs, instead of placing each jewel boxes on the shelf.

Mini CD Binders can purchased individually, or in a set of 4 Mini CD Binders with sleeves to hold 96 discs!

3. CD & Document Sheet Protector

Ever had to hand in your homework in a printed copy and also a CD version?  Or did you want to keep a printed version of a document together with the CD copy?  If yes, then you'll understand how difficult it can be sometimes to keep those things together.  If you just use a regular sheet protector and drop the CD into it together with your document, you run the risk of the CD falling out at some point if you're not careful.  If you want to protect the disc a little more, you might put it into a jewel box first before into the sheet protector, but then because the jewel box is so bulky it sometimes ruins the sheet protector.  If those are some of the problems you run into, then Keepfiling has a solution for you - the CD & Document Sheet Protector.

As the product name suggests, this is a sheet protector that can hold both your documents and disc together.  It's designed with a separate pocket that is wield on the top of the sheet protector for the disc, making sure your discs and the document don't get separated.  It also has a index pocket for labels which are included for free!  The sheet protector itself is designed with a L shape opening, from the top to 3/4 down the right side.  This wide opening makes it easy to insert and remove paper, and also provides a bit more space so that it can fit more pages if necessary.  The CD & Document Sheet Protectors fit perfectly with Keepfiling's 3-ring Letter Size Binders.  It is also punched with holes for other 2 ring binder.

CD & Document Sheet Protectors can be purchased individually in packs of 10, or in a set with one Keepfiling Letter Size Binder and 2 packs of the sheet protectors (20 sheets total).

4. CD Pages with Index Pocket

Another simple but useful accessory to have for organizing CD or DVDs.  This disc page lets you organize 2 discs, and also has a index pocket for any labels you want to put in.  This is an excellent product to have if you have a lot of discs to organize and want to put them all together in a nice binder.  It's punched with holes for both 2 and 3 ring binders - perfect with Keepfiling Letter Size Binders. The glass clear polypropylene makes it easy to see the labels, and the super heavyweight material ensures its durability.

Purchase CD Pages with Index Pocket individually, or in a CD Pages Binder set with one letter size binder and 2 pack of the disc pages. 

5. CD Pages

These CD Pages are the simple version of the above page, without pockets for labels.  If you don't need to label your discs, then these are the pages you need.  Each page holds 2 disc, and will fit in any 2 or 3 ring binders. Made with super heavyweight polypropylene for great durability.

CD Pages can be purchased in packs of 10.

These are the 5 must have CD/DVD organizing products that Keepfiling offers.  With these products, organizing your discs will never be a problem anymore.  We also has a wide variety of other organizing products, be sure to check out what we have on Keepfiling website!

Binder and Sheet Protector Combos

Binders and sheet protectors should always be used together for the best possible organizing and archiving solution. You may think just buying a binder is enough to keep your documents safe, but that’s not true. Without sheet protectors, you’re going to have to punch holes into your paper and that itself will already damage the paper. On top of that, without sheet protectors, your papers are not protected from possible spillages like when you accidentally knock over your beverage cup. With sheet protectors you can also keep dusts and dirty fingerprints off your paper. Only when binders and sheet protectors are used together, then you will have the best possible solution for organizing and protecting your papers.

With that in mind, it’s also important that your binder and sheet protectors to be for fitted for each other. This means having a binder where there is enough space so that the sheet protectors don’t stick out from the edges. If sheet protectors start sticking out from the edge then they are exposed and could endure damages.

So how do you make sure your binders and sheet protectors are fitted for each other? You might have to shop around a long time to find the right binder.

With Keepfiling, you don’t have to shop around. We offer matching binders and sheet protectors that will fit each other perfectly. They are offered in we call Combos as to make your shopping experience with us as simple and hassle free as possible. With every combo, you will get one binder plus 1-3 packs of matching sheet protectors (the number of packs depends on each Combo specifically). As our binders and sheet protectors are designed specifically for each other, they will fit perfectly with just enough space for the sheet protectors to be stored within the binder borders. Your documents will not stick out from the binder edges, nor will the binder be too big for the sheet protectors and become too unhandy and heavy for you to handle. Furthermore, we’ve also made sure that there is just enough space for you to add indexing tabs on your sheet protectors. Tabs won’t stick over the side and be protected as well.

One of the most common questions we get from our customers is if a certain type of sheet protector will fit with the binder. The answer is yes they do. All binders and sheet protectors are designed by Keepfiling, therefore we have total control over their dimensions. With sheet protectors, not only do we take into account of the actual paper size but we add just enough room to the sheet protector size so that it’s very easy for our customers to slide in their paper. This extra space could just be a mere extra 1/8 of an inch, but is a huge difference in making sure it’s easy to slide paper in while at the same time stay nicely tucked in with the sheet protector. As for binders, we specify the dimensions so that there is always a bit of extra room all around so that the sheets won’t stick out from the binder, either from the sides or from the bottom. And this extra room we give is also just enough so that you can add tabs to the sheet protectors if you wish to index the contents.

Shop for Keepfiling binder and sheet protector combos now to make sure your binders and sheet protectors fit together. Buy selected Combos now and also enjoy a special discount for 1 pack of our Sheet Protector Tabs.

10 Awesome Keepfiling Back to School Products that You Should Buy

Being organized is an important characteristic to have if you want to be successful at something, for example like school.  Throughout a school year, teachers will give out dozens of handouts like school materials or even administrative documents for parents.  If you don't have a system for your kids or yourself to keep these papers organized then you could be in a lot of trouble.

Being organized is important and helpful because it saves a lot of time.  If you have a binder to put the handouts in then you won't lose them, or you will know where to find them when you need them for studying.  You might also consider using sheet protectors as well to protect these handout and prevent them from getting dirty and ruined.

An 'organizing system' does not have to be complicated.  It can be as simple as having different binders for different subjects, but if you don't want so many binders then you can have indexing system for one binder and split it's contents into different subjects.  For example you can have 5 individual binders for English, Math, History, Science, and Social Science, or you can have one binder and use indexing tabs to divide the different subjects.

Keepfiling has always emphasized the importance of being organized, and all our products are aimed to help make organizing easier for our customers.  This time of the year is important for parents who are preparing their kids to go back to school, so we came up with 10 of our products that we think you should get for your kids for the upcoming school year and help them keep things organized.

Here are the 10 products:

Binders
1. Mini Binders	2. Letter Size Binder	3. Letter Size Landscape Binder
Fits: 5.5 x 8.5 paper or sheet protectors	Fits: Standard letter size documents - 8.5 x 11	Fits: Landscape letter size documents - 11 x 85
Sheet Protectors
4. 5.5 x 8.5 Sheet Protectors	5. Clear Standard Weight Sheet Protectors	6. 11 x 8.5 Sheet Protectors
Organize: Classical Conversation Timeline cards, or other homeschool materials	Organize: Standard handouts, homework, and other loose papers	Organize: Drawings, graphs, tables. etc
Index Tabs
7. Multicolor Sheet Protector Index Tabs	8. White Sheet Protector Index Tabs	9. Point Flags
Use for: Indexing binder contents. Write onto tabs, or can use as color codes	Use for: Indexing binder contents.  Write onto tabs different categories	Use for: Highlight important points on your documents
10. Color Edge Sheet Protectors
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Use for: Organize letter size paper with color coding edges to index and sort subjects

Landscape or Portrait?

The orientation of a binder is something that is not discussed a lot. This is mainly because the general public assumes that they all come in the portrait orientation – which is the standard orientation for most documents; letters, contracts, application forms, handouts/flyers, etc. all usually come in the portrait format. That’s why most binders are portrait so that it can be used to organize these documents. The orientation opposite of portrait is landscape. This orientation is not as common, but is used in several other situations and can be just as useful. For example, people use the orientation for charts, graphs, or spreadsheets.

In terms of binders, there is not a lot of selection when it comes to binders in landscape formats.  Although people use landscape documents, landscape binders are somewhat hard to find. You’ll be surprised at how many brands actually offer landscape binders for the typical sizes like the letter size or legal size, let along the odd sizes like 17x11 or 14x11. However, you will find that at Keepfiling we offer landscape binders in several sizes, at a very reasonable price.

Currently Keepfiling has landscape binders available for the letter size and 17x11 papers.  We will add to the collection a legal size and 14x11 landscape binder in the coming month, so stay tuned!

Letter size landscape binder, and 17x11 landscape binder

When talking about landscape orientation documents, most people would associate them to artworks like paintings and drawings, or business documents like organization charts, graphs, or spreadsheets. This is because landscape paper provides a wide canvas or space to display their works. For example a painter might be painting the skyline of Chicago, and working on a landscape paper allows him to capture more of the skyline at once than compared to if he was using a portrait paper. Same with businesses, the extra width allows for more information to be display at once like on a spreadsheet with a lot of columns of data. Artists can use the landscape binder as a portfolio to showcase their artwork. Businesses can use the landscape binder as a report to show their numbers, calculations, graphs, charts, etc.

You can also use landscape binders to organize genealogy documents like a family tree, which similar to a business organization charts, can become very wide as you continue down from the top of the chart to the bottom. Another way that you can use the landscape binders is to help organize timetables or schedules. You can fit more information on a timetable or schedule that is printed on landscape paper. Then you can use binders to keep track of these timetables and schedules as reference or just for record. So you ask, landscape or portrait? Well it really depends on what you’re trying to achieve.

Not only does binders and sheet protectors come in different orientations, but also computer monitors nowadays are suited for both landscape and portrait orientation. Monitors are generally of landscape orientation. The landscape view gives viewers more information to view at once without having to scroll down pages, compared to if monitors were in portrait orientation. However, today, there are monitors can be rotated from landscape orientation to portrait orientation. This gives users, especially editors for magazines and other booklets, a ‘true’ view of the page under portrait orientation.  Even TV monitors today are made in the landscape format, as compared to the box shape that they use to be in.

   Some monitors today can rotate from landscape orientation to portrait orientation,
in order to fulfill different user needs.

3 Things to Consider When Choosing a Binder

There is a wide selection of binders available for consumers to purchase today.  Just walk down any office store and you will notice all the different types of binders there are on the market today.  A regular consumer might be intimidated by the wide selection and will often just go for the cheapest one available, which is not always the best solution.  It is important to choose the right binder for the right purpose.  If you need a presentation binder you will want something  nice and thin, not a big heavy reference type binder.

When buying a binder, a smart consumer will understand their need and evaluate their options before simply picking the cheapest binder available.  When buying binders, there are 3 simple things you need to consider about - size, rings, and materials.

Size

The size of the binder is important simply because it needs to match with the documents size you're working with.  If you're organizing letter size paper then you will want a letter size binder, or if it's legal size paper then a legal size binder, and so forth.  It's pretty simple, the right size binder will protect your papers.  You don't want something smaller because the papers won't fit, and you don't necessary want something bigger either because even though it will protect your paper, it will be hard to handle the binder and it can be a waste of space when you're shelving them.  It's important to have the right size binder for your paper.

There are all sorts of binders out there today for different paper sizes.  At Keepfiling we have standard types like the letter size, legal size and A4.  We also have smaller ones like the Mini Binders, as well as bigger and unique sizes like 9x12, 11x17, 14x17, etc.  You can check out all Keepfiling Binders on our website.

 - Keepfiling binders in different sizes; from large to small

Rings

Contrary to popular belief, the capacity of a binder depends on the rings that are used and not the width of the binder spine.  It's very common for consumers to think that the wider the binder spine then the more paper it will hold, but actually the capacity is based on how the ring size of the binder.  There are two types of rings - O-rings and D-rings, and their ring size are measured differently.  For O-rings, the ring size refers to the diameter of the ring.  The wider the diameter, the more it can hold.  For D-rings, the ring size refers to the height of the straight part of the ring.  The longer the straight part is, the more it can hold.  D-rings are sometimes offered in a slight angle, and they are called slanted D-rings. 

 - Different ring types and sizes

When comparing the two types of rings, apart from the obvious difference in shape, the main difference is that D-rings can hold up to 25% more than O-rings.  This is important because if you are looking for a binder to organize a lot of paper, like a manual, reference binder, or archive, then you will want a thicker binder with D-rings.  On the other hand, O-rings are usually found on presentation binders that are thinner and does not require a lot of capacity.

Another small difference between the two rings is that O-rings are mounted onto the binder spine, while D-rings are onto the back cover of the binder which allows paper to lie flat.  Some people prefer this as they think it looks nice and is more organized.  All Keepfiling binders are equipped with D-rings to offer a more uniform look for organizing papers. 

Here is a table showing roughly the capacity a binder can hold with different ring sizes.

Ring Size	Sheet Capacity
1/2"	80 - 110
3/4"	100 - 130
1"	170 - 200
1-1/2"	240 - 300
2"	370 - 440
3"	560 - 600

Material

The last thing to consider when choosing a binder is the material it's made from.  On the market today, manufacturers make binders from all sorts of materials to satisfy different needs and tastes from consumers.  There are binders made from cardboard, plastics like vinyl or polypropylene, metals, and even from fabrics. 

Most binders are made with a combination of some plastic like vinyl, and some cardboard.  Usually the cover of the binder is a cardboard cover with PVC plastic, while the rest is made from similar plastic. These are durable and will last you for a long time.  You can use them in the office, at home, or at school and they will be just fine.  They usually come in different solid colors like black, red, yellow or blue.

The binder's material becomes very important if you are planning to archive your documents for a long period of time.  The binder must be archival safe and even more durable than typical binders.  Therefore in contrast to typical vinyl binders, Keepfiling binders are all made from polypropylene - a type of archival safe material that is strong and rigid.  Instead of using a cardboard cover with PVC plastic, Keepfiling binder covers are made with 3 layers of polypropylene that is sandwiched together through a heating process. 

If you're looking for something more fancy like a presentation binder with more colors or patterns then maybe something of a cardboard binder is more suitable.  They are usually thinner and come with fancy designs.  Other materials like metals or fabrics are good as well for people who want something more stylish and will use them for things like portfolios or scrapbooks.
 
We hope with this information, next time when you're walking down the binder aisle at an office store or shopping online with us, that you will know what you're looking for and will spend your money on the right binder instead of getting the cheapest or more expensive binders that won't last you very long or is not suitable to your needs. 

NEW Binder Label Templates - Free

Labeling your binder is an important part of being organized.  It tells you what you're storing in your binders and also makes it easier for identifying them when they are on shelves.  Well made binders today will have some sort of pocket on the spine so you can put a label into, and that is exactly what Keepfiling binders feature. 

We like to call it the Easy-to-Remove Spine Label. The labels you put in can be a simple piece of paper with text, or if you wish to put in some design you can as well and that is what we're offering to our customers with these new label templates.

Apart from having text on the label so that you know what's inside, having nice labels also makes the binders look ascetically better when they are lined up on your shelves. We've come up several designs that matches our binders and uses the same color design.

The labels will fit into any of our Keepfiling binders and will for sure add a bit of excitement to the binders when you put the labels to use.

Visit Keepfiling's new Templates page, and choose your favorite spine label now!

Solid Color Design	Professional Design	Box Design	Triangle Design

You can download all these templates for at no cost. They are FREE.  Follow these simple instructions and you'll have your labels in less than 5 minutes! Pick a template and visit the template's page to download the file.  Open the template file with Microsoft Word. Edit the text for each label. Print out the label. Cut the labels along the OUTER BLACK DOTTED LINES.

If you wish to be creative, you can even download the template file and make changes yourselves and create your own label from these templates.  The templates are editable so you can change the colors or add new patterns to them if you wish.  Nothing beats having a binder with a DIY label that only you have because it's your own design!
 

You can now also search for templates on our website.  Simply do a search for 'templates' in our search bar and all downloadable templates will come up as your search results.

Note: This is NOT a search bar. Image for reference only.

Discount for Bloggers!

Keepfiling is asking all bloggers that have bought our products to help! Write about us on your blog and link it back to our site, and receive a $10 discount coupon for your next order!

Here's what you need to do: Step 1: Write a post about us on your blog and share a link to our website or to the specific product you've purchased. OR Place a link to our website on your Blog's front page. Step 2: Email the link to your blog or blog post to info@keepfiling.com, with subject line: I Blogged About Keepfiling, and that's it!

Once we've verified that link is okay (visit Blog & Save page for Requirements), then we will email you the next day with a coupon to use on your next order!

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday Sale!

Everyone, Keepfiling is having a sale from Nov 28 to Dec 2nd!

Enjoy an EXTRA 10% OFF on ALL ITEMS for our Thanksgiving/Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Sale!  Discount applies on top of our Quantity Discount and items that are already on sale!

Use coupon code: BLACKCYBER. 

See our coupon page for more details.

Happy shopping everyone, and happy Thankgiving!

Keepfiling Facebook Competition!

Dear ladies and gentlemen! Keepfiling is running their first ever Facebook competition!
 
We want you to share your photos with us on how you use binders and have them set up.  Read carefully below on how to enter this competition for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card to shop at Keepfiling!

To enter please do the following:

1. Visit our Facebook Page and give us a "Like", then

2. Post on our Timeline a picture of how you use binders!

Remember you MUST DO BOTH to enter!

Alternatively, you can email us your picture to at competition@keepfiling.com with the subject as 'Our Keepfiling Binder Photo'.

Visit www.keepfiling.com/competition-a/275.html for Official Rules and other details. 

Let your friends know about this competition, and happy posting everyone!

Came across this picture and thought it was a good idea to share it with everyone as a way to reuse binder rings before you decide to throw them out for whatever reasons.

With a little creativity, binder rings from old binders can be made into perfect wall hooks to help you you organize in other places at home like the kitchen to hang cooking utensils or in the garage to hang your handy tools.

Great way to recycle your old ones before you purchase new binders from us!

Have a great weekend everyone!