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I have talked before about the fact that I have a lot of picture files.\u00a0 Like most digital cameras, mine names all the pictures with sequential names: IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc.<\/p>\nI have talked before about the fact that I have a lot of picture files.\u00a0 Like most digital cameras, mine names all the pictures with sequential names: IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc.<\/p>\n
I put my pictures into folders<\/a> based on the event where the picture was taken.\u00a0 If I am going to do something else with a set of pictures (like give a copy to my parents), it is better to name the actual files with a descriptive name.\u00a0 My parents don’t use my Neanderthal-like folder structure.<\/p>\n Here is an easy way to rename a group of files using the Rename command built into Windows.<\/p>\n 1 – Highlight all the files you wish to rename.<\/p>\n 2 – Press F2<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3 – Type the new name all the files will receive.<\/p>\n Windows will rename all the files with the file name you specify in step three and follow the name with a sequential number.<\/p>\n TSPY=1.02<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have talked before about the fact that I have a lot of picture files.\u00a0 Like most digital cameras, mine names all the pictures with sequential names: IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc. I put my pictures into folders based on the event … Continue reading