This is a neat trick. Do you have a series of files with mis-matching names and want to put them in better order? It’s easy, just follow these directions.

1. Highlight the files you want to rename. (Use Ctrl or Shift to highlight multiple files at once)
2. Right-Click the first file in the series, click Rename.
3. Only the file you’ve right clicked will be highlighted. That’s OK. Change the file name, the extension will be kept.
4. Hit the enter key to commit your change. Your files will be named “file (1).jpg”, “file (2).jpg”, etc..

Note: If you’ve turned on “View extensions for known file types”, leave the file extension intact when you rename.

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