Using Hazel to Organize Grant and Manuscript Files
It is almost the beginning of February and thus I am in the throes of writing another grant (2 actually). I thought I'd take a quick break to tell you how I keep my grant information organized using Hazel.I have a folder that has a template for all the subfolders I use during the preparation of the grant. When starting my project I make a copy of this template and name the parent folder including the funding agency, the year, and the type of grant.Hazel can rename files and subfolders. I take advantage of this feature to keep the names of my files consistent.I navigate to the folder I am working on and set up new Hazel rule to rename the file and subfolders. The rule looks like this:Anytime I put a file into a subfolder, it is automatically renamed appending the name of the grant to the end of the file. This appended name is hugely helpful when I go back to search using program such Houdah Spot or Foxtrot.I use the same method when I'm preparing manuscripts or working on other projects. Using Hazel I never have to think twice-every file I put into the parent folder or subfolder is appended with the name of the project.Try it out.