The very first thing to do when you want to rename a series of files is to navigate to the location you'd like to work with. You can do that using the browser window in the top left of the program.

Step Two

Select the files you would like to rename

Step Three

Select how you would like the files to be renamed. The options here are nearly endless, we'll start with the simple choices.

File Renamer Basic/Deluxe was designed to be easy to use. The most common renaming tools are all on the first tab called 'File Name Properties'

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With the default settings, File Renamer will add a dash and a four digit unique number to the end of the filename. You can see in the 'Sample File Name' what your file will look like. 

To test a simple rename which will place a dash and a number at the end of your selected files -0001, -0002, -0003, etc..., click the Preview button to see what it will look like. If you are satisfied with how it looks, you can press the Apply button to rename your files.

It's that simple. In an instant you can rename thousands of files.

In this example, if you did place the -0001, -0002, etc... on the end of your filenames and you decided you didn't like it, you could go to the Delete / Remove / Insert section and use those tools to remove the last 5 characters from your filename which would remove the -0001. Or, if you have the Deluxe edition, you could just click on the Undo button.