Binder in use
Now that I've figured out how to work the damn thing, it's actually quite ingenious! The filing strip (which works like a big staple for people like me who were unfamiliar with its use) fits wonderfully in the lever arch file, so you don't have to use a divider AND you can pull out the document and transport it as a whole.
Except now I'm preoccupied as to why (according to my research) there are lever arch files AND ring binders. Is it just that people have different preferences in the binder opening mechanism?
And I still don't get the point of the doohickey that keeps the paper down. I mean, they're IN THE BINDER and not going anywhere! I'd prefer the plastic thing that moves the papers the right when you close the binder.
p.s. apparently it's also quite normal here for people to make copies of textbooks instead of buying them (i asked; if i really wanted this they'd have to order it from the US--sheesh)
Binder in use
Now that I've figured out how to work the damn thing, it's actually quite ingenious! The filing strip (which works like a big staple for people like me who were unfamiliar with its use) fits wonderfully in the lever arch file, so you don't have to use a divider AND you can pull out the document and transport it as a whole.
Except now I'm preoccupied as to why (according to my research) there are lever arch files AND ring binders. Is it just that people have different preferences in the binder opening mechanism?
And I still don't get the point of the doohickey that keeps the paper down. I mean, they're IN THE BINDER and not going anywhere! I'd prefer the plastic thing that moves the papers the right when you close the binder.
p.s. apparently it's also quite normal here for people to make copies of textbooks instead of buying them (i asked; if i really wanted this they'd have to order it from the US--sheesh)