The four way paper stapler, which is the one most frequently used now, was created. With the four-way, the operator may either staple papers to wood or cardboard with the stapler, staple bags with the stapler like pliers, or staple in the conventional manner with the head slightly above the stapling plate. The anvil is the name for the stapling plate. The reflexive option, usually referred to as the permanent configuration, is the first and by far most prevalent of the anvil's two settings. The legs of the staple are folded toward the middle of the cross bar in this position. Papers that aren't considered to need separation are stapled with it.