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#27 In Case of Emergency, Contact...

September 26, 2024 • Michelle Guiliano of Line by Line Indexing • Season 3 • Episode 1

This is the first episode of season 3. Thank you for being a loyal listener!

In today's episode, Michelle addresses the sticky situation of what to do in case of emergency. Do you have a system in place so clients of ongoing projects can be contacted if you've been incapacitated or are consumed by a family emergency? Michelle shares her filing system for projects in progress that also serves as an "in-case-of-emergency" contact list.

Here are specific articles or programs she mentioned in this episode:

Cindex - now an open source indexing software program supported by indexers

video tour of Michelle's filing system

FileCenter - an overlay app for Windows folder system

PDF Exchange - a robust PDF software program that Michelle uses in her indexing process and the source for her PDF printer

Michelle's article comparing various PDF programs

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People on this episode

Michelle Guiliano

Host