On top of adopting the standard "green" practices such as recycling office supplies, replacing company cars with hybrids or installing solar panels into your commercial space, have you thought of other ways, specifically in the software you use on a daily basis or through your network infrastructure? Going green cannot only preserve our world's natural resources, but it can also save your business money.
In an effort to save a few more trees (and a few more bucks), here are a few tips for you Timberline Office users to reduce the amount of paper when printing from STO:
- Print preview your reports to verify the information is correct before you print to paper
- Save and file electronic copies instead of paper copies. Print your reports to a .prn or .pdf and save them to a designated location on your computer's hard drive disk or on your network.
- Set your printing defaults to print to file.
- Use selection criteria to limit the number of pages that print for the report.
- Send copies of reports by e-mail instead of printing paper copies and handing them out.
To jump on the "green" bandwagon, I'm going to conclude by stating "please consider the planet before printing this page." Pass it on via email - you'll help save a tree, reduce desk clutter and save your friends and co-workers from adding to the avalanche of "needless paper." :)
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Another great tip for "going green" with Timberline is to use My Assistant to automatically send all reports, customer statements, invoices, routine letters via email. This product will allow all Sage Timberline users to never have to print another customer invoice and mail it.
ReplyDeletePaperless filing software like Timberline's Document Management application will save you from having to hunt in old storage spaces. Also, you won't spend days/trees making paper copies of invoices, plans, time sheets, etc., and running around placing them on desks (only to get shuffled and lost).
ReplyDeleteThere are a bunch of these out there now.
Indeed, going green and recycling is the trend In most offices today... One tip to reduce the use of paper in an office is to make note pads on used papers. You can cut the sheet into two or four smaller pieces, and then make a stack held together by a glue or staple. That way, you can recycle used papers and save money from buying additional office supplies.
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