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The Insert Numbers Action
The Insert Numbers Action
You can insert numbers into the selected area using this action. Naturally you can also insert numbers by using the 'Insert
Text' action; however with this action you can insert incrementing or decrementing series of numbers.
You must enter at least one number into the 'From' box in order to use this action. The 'To' box is optional.
You can also select the 'Use magic numbering' option. This option looks at any numbers in your existing file and folder
names and tries to keep any ordering that they imply. However you can change the 'Mid' number, which allows you to rebase
the numbering at whatever point you want.
So if the lowest number in the existing files is 34, and you specify 1 as the 'Mid', then the renumbering will start at
1, but attempt to keep the gaps between the file names' numbers the same as before. The 'Limit' number curtails any numbering
beyond that specified limit - it is the maxiumum amount away from the 'Mid'. Please note, magic numbering is a 'best guess'
option. On files with complicated numbering, this may not work as desired.
If you don't use the magic numbering but you do specify a 'To' number, then you can also specify a 'Changing by' value,
to tell RenameMaestro how to step through the increasing or decreasing numbers. The numbers that you type into the 'From'
and 'To' boxes define whether or not this stepping is positive or negative.
The 'Number of digits' option is always available, and species how many leading zeroes there are in the inserted numbers.
There are quite a few options here! These examples will help to explain:
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Option
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Selected Choice
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Insert into
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Every name
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Beginning at
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The end
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From
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1
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To
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Use magic numbering
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No
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Changing by
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Number of digits
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No
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Original Files
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Renaming Preview
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File Name 01 - .txt
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File Name 01 - 1.txt
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File Name 02 - .txt
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File Name 02 - 1.txt
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File Name 03 - .txt
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File Name 03 - 1.txt
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File Name 04 - .txt
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File Name 04 - 1.txt
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File Name 05 - .txt
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File Name 05 - 1.txt
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File Name 06 - .txt
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File Name 06 - 1.txt
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Option
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Selected Choice
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Insert into
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Every name
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Beginning at
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The end
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From
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1
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To
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15
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Use magic numbering
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No
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Changing by
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3
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Number of digits
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No
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Original Files
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Renaming Preview
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File Name 01 - .txt
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File Name 01 - 1.txt
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File Name 02 - .txt
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File Name 02 - 4.txt
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File Name 03 - .txt
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File Name 03 - 7.txt
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File Name 04 - .txt
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File Name 04 - 10.txt
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File Name 05 - .txt
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File Name 05 - 13.txt
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File Name 06 - .txt
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File Name 06 - .txt
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File Name 07 - .txt
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File Name 07 - .txt
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Option
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Selected Choice
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Insert into
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Every name
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Beginning at
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The end
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From
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84
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To
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120
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Use magic numbering
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No
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Changing by
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5
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Number of digits
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YES - At least 4 digits
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Original Files
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Renaming Preview
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File Name 01 - .txt
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File Name 01 - 0084.txt
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File Name 02 - .txt
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File Name 02 - 0089.txt
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File Name 03 - .txt
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File Name 03 - 0094.txt
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File Name 04 - .txt
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File Name 04 - 0099.txt
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File Name 05 - .txt
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File Name 05 - 0104.txt
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File Name 06 - .txt
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File Name 06 - 0109.txt
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File Name 07 - .txt
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File Name 07 - 0114.txt
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File Name 08 - .txt
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File Name 08 - 0119.txt
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File Name 09 - .txt
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File Name 09 - .txt
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File Name 10 - .txt
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File Name 10 - .txt
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Option
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Selected Choice
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Insert into
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Every name
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Beginning at
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The end
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Mid
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2
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Limit
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Use magic numbering
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Yes
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Changing by
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Number of digits
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No
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Original Files
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Renaming Preview
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File Name 03 - .txt
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File Name 03 - 1.txt
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File Name 05 - .txt
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File Name 05 - 3.txt
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File Name 09 - .txt
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File Name 09 - 7.txt
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File Name 14 - .txt
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File Name 14 - 12.txt
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File Name 15 - .txt
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File Name 15 - 13.txt
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File Name 16 - .txt
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File Name 16 - 14.txt
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File Name 20 - .txt
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File Name 20 - 18.txt
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File Name 21 - .txt
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File Name 21 - 19.txt
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Option
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Selected Choice
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Insert into
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Every name
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Beginning at
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The end
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Mid
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4
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Limit
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11
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Use magic numbering
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Yes
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Changing by
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Number of digits
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Yes - At least 2 digits
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Original Files
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Renaming Preview
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File Name 03 - .txt
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File Name 03 - 04.txt
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File Name 05 - .txt
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File Name 05 - 06.txt
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File Name 09 - .txt
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File Name 09 - 10.txt
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File Name 14 - .txt
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File Name 14 - 15.txt
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File Name 15 - .txt
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File Name 15 - .txt
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File Name 16 - .txt
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File Name 16 - .txt
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