Get Your Stuff Organized Step 1 - Using Folders Sensibly  If you are suffering from unorganized file syndrome (UFS), then you're in the right place.
If you're like me, you have a bunch of files on your computer.  They can be for classes, grades, or just about anything.  They can be made in all sorts of programs, from Word and Excel to graphics and music.     More often than not, when I see a person's computer files, the files aren't organized.  In fact, their files are named in a way that resembles my daughter's bedroom (a complete mess).    When it comes time to finding a file at a later time, it's almost hopeless because they don't know where they put it or what they named it.
The first step is to have organized folders.  I used to tell my students, "A folder is a holder."  It's not the actual file, but it's very important.  It's sort of like a drawer in a chest.  It's job is to hold things (files) for later retrieval.  If it's not named sensibly, you'll have trouble finding files.
				You're looking at the My Documents folder on my home computer.  I have created many folders within My Documents in order to better organize my work.  Notice that I created a folder for Teacher Center 03-04 (bottom of picture).  This folder holds Teacher Center documents for this fiscal year.
				My Documents is the default saving location for Windows machines.  It's part of your hard drive (C drive). I've seen My Documents folders with no sub folders in them.  The unfortunate souls that do not use folders sometimes have hundreds of files all together in one place (not a pretty site).
				The Teacher Center 03-04 folder is within the My Documents folder.  Notice how some of the folders below Teacher Center 03-04 are indented.  That means that they were created to be inside the main Teacher Center folder.  You can have as many "layers" of folders as you wish.
				The plus sign means that a folder has sub folders, but you're not currently viewing them. The minus sign means that you are looking at the sub folders for that particular folder.