User Guide

Renaming a file or folder
You can rename files and folders from the Browser and the Viewer.
To rename a file or folder:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Browser, select a file or folder, and click Edit | Rename.
• In the Viewer, click Edit | Rename.
2. Type a new name, making sure not to remove or change the file name
extension. For example, the .jpg extension.
3. Press the Enter key.
You cannot rename a drive or any file on a read-only file system, such as
a CD-ROM.
Renaming a group of files or folders
You can use the Batch Rename tool to rename a group of files or folders using a
naming template.
To rename a group of files or folders:
1. In the Browser, select more than one file or folder.
2. Click Edit | Batch Rename.
3. In the Batch Rename dialog box, select or change the options.
4. Click OK.
Batch rename options
Template Select the Use template for renaming files check box
if you would like to rename the files using a template.
Select one of the following two options to use either
numeric or alphabetic characters in the template:
•
Use numbers to replace #’s: This option replaces
any number signs (#) in the template name with
numeric characters. Click the Start at spin box
arrows or type a value to specify the starting num-
ber of the sequence.
•
Use letters to replace #’s: This option replaces any
number signs (#) in the template name with alpha-
betic characters. Click the Start at spin box arrows
or type a value to specify the starting letter of the
sequence.
Insert EXIF Click the Insert EXIF Metadata button and select a
Metadata metadata option to insert file specific information into each
file name.
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