If you work in an office then you'll know the importance of having the right paper products at the right time. It can be very frustrating not being able to get a quote printed out, or brochures sent out because there is no paper or no envelopes.

Here's what you need to have in your office, to remain productive.

1.    Good printer paper is essential for documents that will be seen by your customers, or potential customers.  These documents will need to be printed on good quality paper to create the best impression of your company. You might have decided that your company doesn't need to print out every email, and so can afford to spend more money on better paper for documents that will hopefully generate revenue.

2.    Internal documents can be printed on lesser quality printer paper, and ideally recycled paper, so that you are doing your bit for the environment too. 

3.    Photo printer paper is the best sort of paper for printing out photographs.  If you need your images to look good, then you'll want to make sure that you use good quality paper.

4.    Notepads are ideal for taking notes during meetings, or for jotting down ideas.  Perhaps your staff will find other uses for them too.

5.    Sticky notes are perfect in many situations, from taking down phone messages for colleagues, personal reminders or for remembering important phone numbers or for keeping other information you need at hand.

6.    A4 pads can be used for drawings, or sketching out flowcharts and during the creative ideas stage.  Just because you're not a designer or an artist, doesn't mean that you couldn't make use of an A4 pad.

7.    Envelopes are essential for sending out documents.  Perhaps you'll send out your invoices in different envelopes to your brochures, or use window envelopes for personal correspondence.

8.    Padded envelopes care ideal for sending out fragile or other items that you don't want damaged in the post.  Perhaps you'll be sending out product samples, or actual products that customers have bought.

9.    Labels can be used in a number of different ways.  So whether you need to address envelopes or identify the contents of folders, you're sure to find the stickers you need.

10.    Rolls of paper for till or machines used for taking card payments, other receipts, adding machines or fax machines are also essential in many offices and businesses; perhaps yours is one of them.

Now you know more about the pads paper and rolls you need in your office, perhaps now is the time to make sure that you have all the paper products you need to keep your staff productive.