Another form of file is the lace file, with the flap inside with a lace for threading the sheet. Simple files are basically a cardboard folder file used for daily storage. Punch hole files are provided with a metallic wire and clip to hold punch hole sheets.

All the paper work in an office depends upon the file to contain them in place. These are more durable and offer a book like construction.

Thicker paper board box files have a flap cover to keep loose sheets in place. The most versatile box files are the most useful for students and the teachers.

These have a boxlike construction. The file has become the most com form of record holder in the office. From holding a single sheet of information to a bulging legal proceedings file, these files take on different designs, each suitable to a different job. The heavier panel files are made of hardboard and provided with retaining clips for containing large number of sheets.

Among the most versatile stationary of any office are files and ledgers. These are easier to add or remove sheets.

Spring Files have spring clips as in writing pads to hold sheets and folds.