Chronologies, exhibits and document control

Turn a pile of material into an organised case file.

Learn

Good case preparation is often information management. Create one master chronology, one exhibit index, consistent filenames and a clear distinction between originals, working copies and filed/sent versions. Record when and how documents were sent or received.

See it

2026-03-04_Email_from_Agency.pdf is more useful than final-final2.pdf.

Try it

Create a naming convention and exhibit index for ten hypothetical documents.

Complete the mission

Build a master chronology and exhibit list template.

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