- Start ALSee.
- In [Browse] mode, select the files you
wish to rename.
- From the main menu, click [Edit] > [Batch Rename]. The [Batch
Rename] Files dialog opens.
- Under [Set File Naming Convention], select any formatting that you
would like for the renamed files and click [Add]. You can also enter
the file formatting symbols directly (see table below).
For example, you have a series of 3,000 photos that begin with "photo"
and are numbered from 12837 to 15837, e.g. "photo14231.jpg".
You could give them a more descriptive name like "Family vacation
in Antartica" and number them from 1 to 3,000. Simply type "Family
vaction in Antarctica - " into the input, then choose [Zero Padding]
from the drop down and click [Add] 4 times. The input will now read,
"Family vacation in Antarctica - ####". Set [Starting Number] to 1
and choose your capitalization options (No Change, UPPER, lower).
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| File Renaming Option |
Description |
| Name
Formatting Symbols |
#
|
One '#' symbol inserts consecutive
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
picture names will begin at this number and go up sequentially
by 1. |
| Capitalization
|
Ignore |
Does not make any changes. |
| UPPER |
Captializes all characters. |
| lower |
Changes all characters to lower
case. |
| Original File Name |
Displays the original picture
name. |
| New File Name |
Previews the new picture names
as they will appear. |
| Save to Directory
|
Shows where the renamed pictures
will be saved to. |
|
- Click [OK]. Pictures are renamed, but picture file extensions remain
the same.
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Batch File Rename Pictures with ALSee Picture Viewer 
Usage