Re: icon arrangement on cd
From: charlie (charlie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/12/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:13:01 -0700
Yves - thank you so very much!!!
"yves alarie" wrote:
> Files are sorted (listed) by numerical/alphabetical order.
> After you arrange your thumbnails in the order you want, you can view them,
> play a slide show etc. and they will be displayed in the order you have
> them. However, if you close the folder and open it again, the original order
> comes back, according to the numerical/alphabetical order of your file
> names.
> This being said, the only way to keep your new thumbnail order is to rename
> the files, using a naming system so that after renaming, the files will be
> listed in the order you want. The simplest way is to add numbers in front of
> you file name. This can be tedious if you have many files and you want each
> file to have a unique name.
> Supposed you have three files with unique names:
> High chair.jpg
> Sofa bed.jpg
> Tulip stand.jpg
> and you want sofa bed to be the last file, you would then place the
> thumbails in order and rename each file:
> 001 High chair.jpg
> 002 Tulip stand.jpg
> 003 Sofa bed.jpg
> and now the order is controlled by the number in front.
>
> However, if you are willing to accept the same name for a group of files,
> you can batch rename a group using a number in front and it would look like
> this:
> 001 Chair collection.jpg
> 002 Chair collection.jpg
> or you can rename
> Chair collection 001.jpg
> Chair collection 002.jpg
> etc.
> You can do this with free software from:
> www.irfanview.com
> After you download and install it, click on Help and Rename in the index and
> read the explanations. This software will rename a group of files
> automatically with numbers in front or at the end and will let you sort the
> files in the order you want before renaming. It will not remove your
> original names, it will simply add new names for the same files in your
> folder. You can them upload them to the web.
> A good idea is to make a new folder on your hard drive and copy some photo
> files there. Then practice the renaming with no danger to your original
> files.
> This software will also give you the option to rename "the XP way" which is
> to add a number in parenthesis at the end of the file name:
> Chair collection (1).jpg
> Chair collection (2).jpg
> This is not what you want for the web. You simply want numbers in front or
> at the end, no parenthesis, so that any server will accept the files and
> list them properly.
>
> "barb-miller@comcast.net" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:703501c49484$1f425010$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi. I have an antique business. Save a lot of photos on
> > CD's to upload to website. I arrange the icons on the cd
> > according to particular pieces of furniture, etc. and
> > there doesn't seem to be anyway for me to save this icon
> > positioning. Does anyone know how I can do this rather
> > than by sorting in the four methods that are provided???
> > Thank you.
>
>
>
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