But how would you know that since you aren’t likely to peruse menus after you’ve selected a bunch of files or folders?Īnd that’s how you start: select multiple items in any window view (including, if you need to, a mix of files and folders) and choose File > Rename Items. Then, it changes to Rename Items (identifying the number of selected items). So, the Rename command has no reason to exist-until you’ve selected multiple items. After all, you can rename a file by clicking and typing. You didn’t know the Finder has a batch-rename capability? That’s because the option is disguised as a seemingly useless Rename command in the File menu. A brief mental facepalm moment was followed by the relieved realization that the Finder could do it for me with its batch-rename capability. When I was preparing inline graphics-the little images embedded in a line of text-for my Take Control of Numbers book, I was almost finished when I remembered that the filenames needed to adhere to a naming convention: they must end with _inline. #1650: Cloud storage changes for Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive quirky printing problem.

#1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbk.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.

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