How to go paperless with PDFs

Going paperless is less about a big project and more about a few consistent habits: scan, name, organise, and stop printing.

Scan with intent

Scan to PDF, run OCR so documents are searchable, and deskew and crop for tidy files.

Name and organise

Adopt a naming convention (date, type, party) so files sort themselves and are findable later.

Stop the inflow

Opt into electronic statements and sign digitally so new paper never enters the system.