Let's get started!ĭownload this tutorial as a print-ready PDF! Step 1: Select The Images You Want To Rename I'll be using Adobe Bridge CS6 here, included with Photoshop CS6, but this tutorial is compatible with any recent version including Adobe Bridge CC (Creative Cloud). It even lets us copy the renamed versions to a separate folder to preserve the originals, and save our custom naming structures as presets to quickly access again whenever we need them.

When you are ready to rename them, the fastest and most flexible way to do it is with the Batch Rename command.Īs we'll see, the Batch Rename function in Adobe Bridge allows us to create any sort of file name structure we need, from simple to highly detailed. That way, you can rename the keepers as a continuous sequence, without any gaps between one image number and the next. In that tutorial, though, I mentioned that it's often better to wait until you've had a chance to browse through your images and delete the ones you don't plan on keeping before renaming them.

Previously, we learned how to transfer photos from your camera or memory card to the computer using the Adobe Photo Downloader, and we saw that one of the features available to us in the Photo Downloader is the ability to rename the files as they're being transferred. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to quickly rename multiple image files at once using the powerful Batch Rename feature in Adobe Bridge, a free companion program included with every version of Photoshop.

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