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# Steps to Going Paperless
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2012112steps-to-going-paperless-html/
- Published: 2012-01-12T10:00:16.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:29:41.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Tips, #DashHouseCom, #wp

I’ve been working on going (largely) paperless. I’m slowly getting rid of paper files. I’ve just moved 90 boxes of books, but I hardly moved any files, which has been really nice.

Here’s how I’ve been doing it. Three steps:

1. I signed up for [Evernote Premium](http://www.evernote.com/about/premium/?ref=dashhouse.com).
2. I bought a scanner: a [Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003990GMQ/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=dashhouse-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003990GMQ&ref=dashhouse.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dashhouse-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003990GMQ). I’m amazed. Why didn’t anyone tell me about this product before?
3. I scanned and uploaded documents directly to Evernote using the scanner software.

That’s it. Evernote Premium automatically goes through and makes the PDFs searchable. I can upload a ton of documents without sorting them, and quickly find what I’m looking for by doing a simple search. I couldn’t do that with my filing cabinet. I’m finding old seminary papers and lectures that I’d forgotten about long ago.

I’d love to hear any tips you have on going paperless.

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