Unless you really have a lot of time on your hands, I doubt you want to go through the
massive folder that contains your European vacation photos and rename them Europe_1.jpg,
Europe_2.jpg, and so on down the line. If you're running Windows XP on your computer,
you don't have to do this. Simply apply this hack to quickly apply a meaningful label
to every picture in the folder.
- First, open the folder and (optionally) select View > Thumbnails.
- Click the last picture in the folder you want to rename, hold down
the Shift key, and click the first picture; this will select them all.
- Right-click the first photo, and select Rename from the drop-down
menu.
Windows XP will highlight the filename for the first photo, enabling you
to give it a descriptive name. Do not highlight the filetype. After you type in the name, click the white
space outside of the photo and watch as Windows applies the name with a
sequential number to each picture in the folder.