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Anyone else struggle with this?

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Nannabananasplitz Tue 07-Jul-26 14:41:34

I really struggle with any admin task on a laptop. I find it 1000x easier to print everything off and to have hard copies to refer to otherwise I just get completely lost, distracted and stressed out , I find it really hard to read from a screen too. I have had a pc since they first came out and use the laptop daily for all the usual things so pretty tech savvy in a general way. But I have just realised with more complex admin tasks I can not keep track of all the different tabs open or where files and folders are or if they are the ones I need or not. It is so much easier if they are real life files in front of me with real documents in to pick up , read and mark highlights or notes on with an actual pen. Is it just me? Is this a recognised thing? How do people go ‘paper free’ and cope??

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Aveline Tue 07-Jul-26 14:51:37

I think a lot of people are not as paper free as we are led to believe!

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Cossy Tue 07-Jul-26 14:54:39

I’ve always used computers and have zero issues. However, I totally understand why others still refer paper.

I receive no paper bills, having opted for digital services as soon as they were available.

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fancythat Tue 07-Jul-26 17:00:39

We are paper people.
So are a lot of my friends I found out.

We are too scared of internet interference/cables in the sea being cut.

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teabagwoman Tue 07-Jul-26 17:19:34

I’m pretty tech savvy but give me paper every time. I don’t know if adjusting the accessibility settings would make it easier for you to read items on your laptop.

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Chestnut Tue 07-Jul-26 17:20:17

We got our first PC in 1996 and I took to it like a duck to water! I just loved doing things on a screen and preferred it to paper. I never had any trouble creating computer files and folders and worked in admin for the next 15 years.

However, fast forward another 15 years after retirement, and although I still use the computer regularly I'm beginning to struggle slightly. I think I just have too many files and folders, the result of 30 years of storing things on the computer! I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to files and photos and I'm beginning to drown in my own work. So I sort of see where you're coming from.

But don't forget our brains all work in different ways. I know someone who is highly intelligent (Cambridge educated) but can't cope with a computer at all. So just do what you can to get by!

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SueDonim Tue 07-Jul-26 17:33:13

I had to print out the forms & notes for dealing with my late husband’s estate. It was thirty six pages long. I can’t deal with all that on one screen, especially as it had to be completed in one session. You can’t start filling it in then go back to it tomorrow, because it doesn’t save any input.

Most things I do receive online, though.

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