Adding & Editing Rules

The next step is adding rules. What are rules?
Rules are sentences with specific renaming orders which apply to the name of the files or the folders. if you have ever used older versions of NIYoW, you probably noticed that the system has been completely changed. The new system is much more friendly and easy to understand. Every rule has the following parts:

Category – The category which the rule belongs to.
Rule - The name of the rule, also describes its functionality.
Parameters - Every rule can have one or more parameters, controlling the way the rule will be processed.
Values - The lowest level field, where you set the value of parameters.

Figure 1.4

Now that you understand the basic parts of each rule, follow the instructions below to add a rule:
In order to bring up the Add New Rule window, press the Add button from the Added Rule frame at the bottom of the main window. The steps you should take are represented by the numbers "1" to "4": "1" represents the first step while "4" represents the final step step you should take before adding the rule.
Now lets start adding rules by first selecting a category from one of the following available categories:

Title & Extension - Set of rules for to adding, trimming and changing the content of the name.
Auto Numbering - Set of rules for adding auto-numbers in different ways.
Letters - Set of rules for changing the characteristics of the letters in the name.
Sorting - A rule for sorting the list in 6 different modes: by name, modification date or size, ascending or descending.
Spaces - Set of rules dedicated to the spaces in names: removing spaces, compressing spaces, etc.
Miscellaneous - Rules that do not fit into one of the above categories.

When a category is selected, the available rules are automatically matched to it. To view only basic rules, please make sure that the "View Advanced Rules" check box isn't marked.
Now select one of the available rules. A list of parameters will be created with default values. You can look at the list of parameters to examine the values and then click on each parameter to set its value. When a parameter is selected, the value field below will be set with the current value.
There are four main types of value:

Normal Text Box - Can be filled with any legal filename characters or numbers (depends on the specific parameter you edit)
Figure 1.4.1:
Text Box with Variables - Can be filled with any legal filename characters and/or variables (a list of available variables can be shown by pressing ALT+V or pressing the "V" button). You can get more details about variables in the Understanding Variables section.
Figure 1.4.2:
Combo Box - This field is used to select a value from a predefined list of values.
Figure 1.4.3:
Text Box with Browse Button - Can contain any valid path to file. Used for specifying input files.
Figure 1.4.4:
Radio Buttons - Used when 2-3 values are available for selection.
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You can use the list of parameters above to switch between the parameters and edit their values. When you're done, press the Add button to add the rule to the list of rules.

You can add as much rules as you need. Every rule you add is being inserted into the list of rules on the bottom corner of the main window as shown in figure 1.4:

Figure 1.5

To view the full detailed description of the rules you have added, move the mouse over the desired rule and a tooltip with full description of the rule and all of its parameters and their values will pop up, as shown in figure 1.6:

Figure 1.6

Using the Added Rules frame you can add, edit and remove rules from the list.
Rules are applied in the order they are appear in the list. To change the order of the rules, you can use the arrows on the right pane.
Every rule can be unchecked to indicate that it won't be processed during the next preview. This is very efficient whenever you need to temporarily disable a rule from a set of rules. Use the Export button to save a list of rules to a file and use the Import button to load sets from file.

Updating an Existing Rule
You can update an existing rule at any time, by clicking on it and the using the Edit button. The Add Rules window will be shown and will be filled with the rule's details as shown in figure 1.7:

Figure 1.7

Edit the details and when you're done, press the Update button to apply the changes or press the Cancel button to cancel them.

When the list of rules is ready, proceed to the next step of generating a preview. If the Instant Preview mode is enabled, the new names preview will be already available in the New Name column. Examine the new names, and when you're sure the results are as you wish, press the Rename button.

If the Instant Preview option isn't enabled, please proceed to the next step by pressing the Preview & Rename button to create a preview of the new names.