Microsoft Office Word users can effectively stop a Word Document from being altered, misused or misunderstood.  And it is the simplest and most effective element of efficient and affordable document management.

Rubber stamps are a common as telephones in an office — but inefficient and risky. Documents are routinely stamped with a myriad of legends for which there is a convenient rubber or self-inking stamp.  (more…)

Document marking and identification is one of the primary components of a document management system.  While much has and is being made of the “paperless office” and electronic document management (EDM), the fact remains that it is resulting in “less paper” and not to a major degree.  Obviously, paper is not going away anytime soon.  (more…)

by Michael Ross

Paper or electronic document identification is often overlooked because it is assumed that the document will be maintained inside the office. The lack of identification becomes the rule rather than the exception. Sometimes, the use of a rubber stamps or a watermark on the document is assumed to adequately protect it. (more…)

As we have always maintained, the only secure form of document identification is that which cannot be removed from the document. A rubber stamp in the margin or a watermark is easily removed from a document. (more…)