User Guide

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• Select the Advanced Options tab to adjust the settings for the Batch Rename tool.
3 Review your changes to the file names in the Preview field.
4Click Start Rename.
Batch Rename options
You cannot rename any file on a read-only file system, such as a CD-ROM.
Template tab Select the Use Template to rename files check box to create a renaming
template. You can specify a numerical or alphabetical sequence for the new file
names, and use the original file names, new names, or names based on image
metadata.
Use numbers
to replace #'s
Replaces any number signs (#) in the template with
sequential numeric characters.
Use letters to
replace #'s
Replaces any number signs (#) in the template name with
sequential alphabetic characters.
Start at Specifies the first letter or number of the sequence.
Insert
Metadata
Inserts file-specific information into the file name template.
Position the cursor in the Templa te field, and then click
Insert Metadata to open the Choose Property dialog box.
Select the metadata you want to insert, and then click OK.
Templat e Displays the template to use to rename the files.
Type an asterisk (*) to insert the original file name into the
template. Use one or more number signs (#) to insert
numeric or alphabetic characters, depending which options
you selected.
Click the arrow on the drop-down list to select a recently-
used template.
Clear
Templates
Clears the recently-used templates from the Templates
drop-down list.
File name case Specifies upper or lower case for file names and file format
extensions.