Because of its overall design, the Franklin-Covey system lends itself to use as a tickler file, as well as a long-range planner.

He also led investigators to the "tickler file," a secret system, hidden in a secretary's office, in which sensitive corruption allegations were concealed from district attorneys.

Some time ago I programmed a tickler file into the computer to alert me when such a patient is hospitalized.

"Russie," Atvar said after a quick glance at a tickler file on the computer screen in front of him.

The information in those files, called "tickler files," was kept from the city's prosecutors, including Mr. Murphy, in violation of the department's policy.

Even today, she keeps a "tickler" file to remind her of her totals of frequent-flier miles, which she uses to drive down air travel costs.

Authority had lost interest in him and he would exist only in a tickler file to remind someone to give an annual check.

Mason's tickler file prompted the secretary to call her at least three times a day.

Each day, the folder having the current date is retrieved from the tickler file so that any documents within it may be acted on.

Essentially, a tickler file provides a way to send a reminder to oneself in the future-"tickling" one's memory.