Using A File Rename Program To Speed Up The Family Year In Review Picture Show
The holidays are here and that means you may want to share what has happened this year with the entire family. Your personal computer will help you out to this end by allowing you to play a slideshow of all those great pictures you’ve taken. It’s kind of a family look back at the year. However, this can hit a snag if your computer pictures aren’t organized.
Do you even know where to begin to look in the computer to find all of the pictures that have been taken of you and the family over the past year? Perhaps it’s time to sit down and start some file rename steps to make sense of all those photos. Don’t panic quite yet thinking that means you’re going to have to look at thousands upon thousands of files, individually, in order to make sense of all those pictures. It can be done differently and more easily.
You just need to find a batch program that can help you rename multiple files simultaneously. By using a batch file rename program, you can make all sorts of changes to a number of files at the same time just by highlighting them together.
File Directory Change
One of the first things you need to do when organizing photos is have them in the same location, which can be done by highlighting the files and moving them in mass. This means when you want those pictures down the road you know just where to look for them.
Filename Alterations
If you are wise when organizing your pictures, you’ll make sure that you can tell what they are just by looking at the file name. You want quick reference file names that makes sense, like “Easter holiday 2009″ or something else that clearly defines what a photograph is. You’ll know just what you’re about to see by looking at the filename instead of having to open numerous pictures trying to find the right set.
File Type Alteration
If you’re like a lot of people you don’t just have one photo type, but all sorts of file types when it comes to your pictures. Another way to clean up all of your photos is to use the batch file rename program to convert all of these to the same file types with just a click.
Once you’ve incorporated a batch program into your computer you will quickly appreciate the perks as with just a few clicks you’ll be able to find every one of those great family memories from the past year to share with everyone assembled for the holidays.