Batch Rename Pictures <F3>

Change many picture file names at one time with user defined file renaming rules.

Usage

Select all of the picture files that you want to rename.

Click [Edit] ¬> [Batch Rename].

In the [Batch Rename Pictures] dialog, select your formatting rules and click [Add] for each one. See below for formatting rules and options.

Formatting symbols are added to the file name formatting input under [Format File Name].

Preview the new file names in the [New File Name] column.

Click [OK].

Batch Rename Pictures Options

File Renaming Option Description

Name Formatting Symbols
#
One '#' symbol will cause files to be renamed with sequential numbers. Several '#' symbols will result in zero padded numbers, e.g. The file renaming pattern "###" will result in files like '001.jpg', '002.jpg', '003.jpg', etc.

!
Inserts the name of the directory that the picture is in.

*
Inserts the original file name.

<
Inserts a 4 digit year, i.e. YYYY.

>
Inserts a 2 digit month, i.e. MM.

?
Inserts a 2 digit day, i.e. DD.

Text
Text appears exactly as you type it. Note: Only legal characters are allowed.

Starting Number Consecutive numbers in the new file names will begin at this number and go up.

Capitalization No Change Does not make any changes.

UPPER Captializes all characters.

lower Changes all characters to lower case.

Original File Name Displays the original file name.

New File Name Previews the new files names as they will appear.

Save to Directory Shows where the renamed files will be saved to.

Batch Renaming Pictures and File Format Extensions

Batch renaming pictures does not change file extensions, so you can rename a mixture of BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, and TIFF files at the same time without changing the picture formats.

Batch Renaming 1 Picture File

Attempting to [Rename] a selection of files will force the [Batch Rename] function and you will be presented with the [Batch Rename] dialog. The reverse is not true, i.e. Batch renaming a single file will still display the [Batch Rename] dialog.

Batch Rename Pictures <F3>

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