Q&A for How to File Alphabetically

For people that have their own business where they sell a bunch of different types of products, organizing alphabetically can be really helpful for them. That way they can easily find documents that relate to each type of product.

Yes. In three generations with the same name, the oldest is given the suffix Sr., the middle Jr., and the youngest III, meaning "the third."

Anything with a number at the beginning of the the name should be filed in numerical order before files that begin with letters. 0-9, then A-Z

You alphabetize the prefix St. as though it were spelled out - Saint. So St. Jean would be filed as Saint Jean.

Use the "nothing before something" rule. File all articles beginning with that letter of the alphabet behind or after the letter itself, since there is nothing after just one letter of the alphabet. Always start filing from the front, i.e. the first page in a binder or the closest to you in a filing cabinet.

It would come after any names beginning with "Ma" or "Mb."

It will be filed under "Carson," as that is the name of the street. The "South" part doesn't matter, as a street usually has 2 directions.

If the last name is hyphenated, generally treat them as one word. If it's not hyphenated, treat the first last name as a middle name - and file under the last last name.

Files starting with numbers should be filed before any letter. They should also be in numerical order. If you have two items that begin with the same number, then you should order them alphabetically, based on what follows that number. For example: 5 Gals would come before 5 Guys.

File it under "Criminal." Many files may start with "The." Filing in this way allows for the quickest location of your files.

You could either file it under "Sa" (as in "Saint") or "St" for (as in "St."). It's up to you depending on your preferences.

You would file it as Johnson, Alexis JM. You ignore the hyphen in the middle name and file according to your normal filing order - last, first, middle.

Assuming the normal order is A. Michael Jones, I would file it exactly the way you have it posted in the question.

Apply the "nothing comes before something" rule. So "Brown" would come before "Browne."

You would file this before words that start with "Ka." If you have a file that has K and then a space and then a word, like K Enterprises, then file K12 after this.

It would be filed before, using the 'nothing before something' rule. Ignore the punctuation following the initials.

It depends on the circumstances, but if you had, for example, "John Browne" and "John Brown," it would be alphabetized as Brown, John followed by Browne, John because Browne has an extra letter (e).

Assuming you have a file of trusts, I would simply use normal filing and file it under the subfolder of Doe, Jane.

Numbers and special characters come before letters, so the numbered corporation names would come before lettered names.

Numbers and special characters come before letters, so A-Kaleb would come first.

A & A Convenience Store would be filed first, in the same manner that Johns would be filed before Johnson.

Right to left placing with the surname first, followed by the the given first name, and middle name.

Ignore the "The" and file under the first letter of the second word. eg. - (The watering hole) would be filed before (The zoo keeper).