Simple Quick Tips For Home Office Organization

Do you need to create a workspace in your family or living room? Follow these tips to get your home office organized, no matter where it’s located.

Invest in Adequate Furniture
Primarily, an office needs a clear work area. There should be enough space for all your computer hardware and peripheral equipment, as well as reference materials, files, office supplies and paper Your office furniture should provide plenty of space both for work and storage.

Establish Activity Centers
If an office is to be efficient, it should be zoned into different activity areas. Create a “work center” where you have a clear workspace and a place for your computer and frequently used office products. You should also have a “reference center,” where you can store binders, manuals, a dictionary and professional books and materials. Finally, find a place for a “supply center,” so you can store all your office a paper supplies together.

Properly Place Your Hardware and Peripherals
Locate your equipment according to what you most often use. Printers that are used daily should be easily accessible. If you only access the CPU for troubleshooting, then it can be stored away from the work area, under or next to the desk. Equipment, such as scanners, that is rarely used can be stored outside the work area. Consider access to drives, trays and cords when setting up your hardware. Finally, be sure not to block any drawers or take up leg room with tangled cords.

Establish a Paper-Processing Area
Are you always misplacing that important paperwork? Create a place within your work center for those papers that require immediate action. There should be an accessible place within your view where paperwork associated with clients or ongoing projects is stored. It’s helpful to establish a permanent file system for any papers you may need to occasionally reference.

Contain Unruly Wires
Can’t figure out which cord is which? Try folding mailing labels back on themselves around each cord to label the wires. It’s helpful to not only label the cords to the electrical supply but also those cords that connect the different component to each other. A good way to cut down on cord clutter is to bundle like wires together. So consider keeping computer speaker wires and stereo speaker wires together.

Take Care of Your Media and Computer Equipment
If you have delicate electronic equipment, be sure to use a surge protector. When purchasing one of these, check the back to make sure it’s UL listed and is a transient-voltage surge protector. Go with a more expensive model. High-end protectors are built with replaceable fuses and will last longer than less costly ones, which may not work after a large surge.

For the perfect lint- and static-free rag to clean your CDs and DVDs, find a used fabric softener sheet. Handle your CDs only by the rim. This will help cut down on fingerprints. When cleaning, get the backside of the CD, because this is where all your information is stored. To correctly clean a CD, start at the center and stroke out to the edge. Don’t clean it in a circular motion.

When creating an organized, efficient office space, it’s sometimes essential to stack your equipment. Don’t stack anything with venting on the top, such as amps or satellite receivers, because they might get too warm. If you need to stack this type of equipment, use chair-leg protectors or some other kind of small plastic cup.

Regularly clean your computer screen using an old T-shirt or other lint-free cloth. Instead of spraying the screen directly, put water directly on the cloth and wipe clean. An abrasive substance should never be used. Window cleaner should never be used. It’s best to simply stick to a lint-free cloth and water. You can always consult with your monitor’s manual for the proper way to clean the screen.

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