I think I started using Ready Indexes back in 1995, and have been using them ever since. (I have one "permanent" binder dating back to 2001, using a 15-tab Ready Index that appears to be virtually identical to the current product - why change a good thing?!) Ready Indexes... 1. LOOK great. 2. Are EASY to use / "customize" 3. Are RUGGED - they'll last for YEARS thanks to the high-quality paper used, and the mylar-reinforced holes. 4. Come in a VARIETY of tab numbers, and also in MONTHS and Days (tabs numbered 1-to-31) which can turn any three ring binder into a highly effective and inexpensive personal planner! I've learned (in some cases the hard way!) to simply purchase the Avery brand whenever I need the type of products they offer - whether indexes, labels, etc. There is NEVER a question about quality or value. The first time you buy "store brand" laser printer labels that COME APART inside the printer, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
I use these for my kids' school binders and for work. For the kids they make it so much easier, they use them to label all the class periods and for different semesters, so everything is in order. At work I use them for the different quarters and the different projects that I have to place all in one binder for my team and boss.
my office handles millions of dollars in federal funding for victim services and criminal justice projects. regardless of what the folks in the field think, the powers that be require proof of the worth of a proposal and have to follow a line of reasoning to that proof. These dividers make both my work and their review of my work (stellar work, I might add) easier. Color coding seems simple, but this ready indexing feature allows me to code, reference and index all in one time saving swoop. saves me having pink, green and blue fingertips as well. they are tough and hold up under the page turning of many different reviewers. the avery software interface is always intuitive and adds time value as well. plus, did I say? love the color part.
Easy to use ... and re-use. I made a simple template for the Contents page which makes it easy to generate ... and update ... the contents of the binder.
My office is organized with many, many binders. Those that I know are "ever-changing," with new additions almost daily, are where I insist on using dividers w/ the table of contents. Also means those using the binders can find what they need when I'm not available. Thanks, Avery!!!