Supporting performance objectives 21, 25, and 26 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on the basic rules of filing alphabetically are included in this packet. (The packet is the first in a set of nine on maintaining files and a library--CE 016 940-947.) The student materials include definitions of filing terms, basic rules on alphabetic filing and cross-referencing, four student self-check quizzes (with answer keys), a practice filing activity, a check-out activity, masters of simulated file cards, and an instructor's final checklist. The instructor's manual includes statement of purpose for the entire set, program description, a list of required materials and equipment for the packet, suggestions for bulletin boards, and reference materials on filing. Also included are directions for preparing the module for student use and an answer key for the check-out activity. The materials are designed for self-paced individual instruction and may be adapted for use with large groups. (A separate booklet--CE 016 911--lists contents for the nine packets in this set along with those in several other sets--seventy-eight packets in all--based on the same V-TECS catalog.) (JT)