User guide

Chapter 2 Import photos 39
Create a custom name format
In addition to the preset name formats, you can create custom name formats. To create a name
format, you select the name elements you want in the File Naming dialog.
1 In the Import browser, choose Rename Files from the Import Settings pop-up menu, then choose
Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu.
The File Naming dialog appears.
2 Click the Add button (+) to create a new name format, or select the preset name format you
want to change.
3 Drag the name elements you want into the Format eld in the order you want them. You can
also add valid characters or spaces between the name elements.
4 Enter a custom name in the Custom Name eld, if you like.
5 Click OK.
Your new name format now appears in the Version Name pop-up menu.
Reset the starting number of a counter in a name format
When using a counter in your name format, you can specify the starting number and the
number of digits, from one to six, that appear in the counter. When you use a preset name format
with a counter, make sure to reset the initial starting number, if necessary. Otherwise, on the next
import, Aperture will continue numbering the imported les starting from the last number of the
previous import.
Do one of the following:
m In the File Naming dialog, type “0” (zero) in the “Incrementing counter starting at” eld.
m In the File Naming dialog, select the preset whose counter you want to reset to zero, then click
the Reset Preset button.
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