Re: Renaming all files in a folder at once
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:02:25 -0600
Here is one way, which I like.
Rename a series of files
1. Select the files you want to rename.
2. Right click the *first* file and click Rename.
3. Type the new name, and then press ENTER.
All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name
you type. For example, if you type Summer Vacation 2005 (1).jpg , the other
files in the series will be named Summer Vacation 2005 (2).jpg , Summer
Vacation 2005 (3).jpg , and so on.
Notes
• To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and
hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item. To select nonconsecutive
files or folders, press and hold down CTRL, and then click each item.
• To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in
parenthesis after the new file name. The files in the series will be
numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For example, if you
type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday
(12), and so on.
To select multiple files and folders
Do one of the following:
• To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and
hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item.
• To select nonconsecutive files or folders, press and hold down CTRL, and
then click each item.
• To select all the files and folders in the window, on the Edit menu, click
Select All.
Notes
• If you have selected all files or folders and then want to clear the
selection, click in a blank area in the folder window.
To change the name of a file or folder
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_fcab_rename_file.mspx
To rename a series of files
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_rename_series_files.mspx
HOW TO: Rename Multiple Files in Windows XP with Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320167
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:179A8F91-8BB0-48A4-91C2-AA658446807C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
PeterJordan <PeterJordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
When I take photos, they're all by default named something like DSC-001,
DSC-002, etc. When I copy them to a folder, I'd like to rename all of the
files in the folder something like July1-pix-001, July1-pix-002, etc., so
that if I copy a new set of pix into the same folder, the new DSC-001
doesn't try to overwrite the old DSC-001. Can I do an automatic partial
renaming of every file in the folder?
.
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