Photo Finale allows you to rename multiple photos at once.  This feature is handy because digital cameras give photos a generic name like, DSC00576.JPG.  There are two ways that you can rename multiple photos.  The first is to rename all photos in a folder.  The second is to rename some photos in a folder.

 

To rename all photos in a folder, follow these steps:

1. Select a folder from the Photo Folders box on the left side of the main Photo Finale screen.
2. Choose Rename Multiple Photos… from the Photo Folder menu.  That will bring up the following dialogue box. 

3. Select the options that you would like on the Rename Multiple Files dialogue box.  A preview of the new names will appear in the Preview box on the right side of the screen. 
4. For more advanced features, select Customize >>.  That will expand the Rename Multiple Files dialogue box to include the following options.

5. Once you have configured all of the options that you want to use in the new names of the photos, click OK. 

 

To rename some photos in a folder, follow these steps:

1. Select a folder from the Photo Folders box on the left side of the main Photo Finale screen.
2. Using your mouse, highlight the thumbnails of the photos that you would like to rename. 

TIP:  You can do this by holding down either the Shift key (to select multiple in a row) or the Ctrl key (to select multiple not in a row) and clicking the thumbnails.  Another way is to hold down the left mouse button and create a box around the thumbnails that you want to rename.  Either of these methods will highlight the thumbnails that will be renamed.

3. Then place your mouse over one of the highlighted thumbnails and right click.  That will bring up the following box.

 

4. Select Rename Multiple Photos….
5. That will bring up the same dialogue as described above for renaming all photos in a folder.  Follow steps 3-5 from that section to complete the renaming process.