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Submitted by: Derrick Story
Tip 2: Rename your photos
Unless you really have a lot of time on your hands, it's unlikely you'll want to go through the massive folder that contains your European holiday 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 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. 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.
Submitted by: Derrick Story
Derrick Story is the managing editor of O'Reilly Network and has spent more than 15 years as a professional photojournalist. He also runs a photography business called Story Photography. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, as well as the Digital Photography Pocket Guide and the Digital Video Pocket Guide.
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