Hello,

My office is paperless to a point (about 99.5%) and all of my clients' files are 100% paperless. Only time I am printing out massive amount of paper is for my clients (i.e. invoices, minutes, mailers, envelopes, etc.) that are being mailed out by snail mail. All receipts for bookkeeping are scanned and saved as PDF files and uploaded to the client's server. I use the full version of Adobe Acrobat and can import those files into recognizable characters that can be converted into Word or other programs. The .5% of paper are my notebooks to take notes in (the computer is not always available) and the supplies on hand from the client that includes their stationery items. I have all of this stored in one filing cabinet with the back up CDs of their files (and I back up to an off-site location as well). Another reason to become paperless, less expensive and waste of ink/paper; saves wear and tear on my printer/fax machine. I do electronic faxes and fax directly from my computer. Saves expenses to the client too.

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Mary Hettwer
Hettwer Virtual Office