In any action, a text box or option with a red exclamation mark (!) means that you must supply a value here to use and save the
action.
The Common Options
There are a couple of options that are common to the majority of the actions in RenameMaestro. These are described below
to save repetition on each of the action pages.
Rename Area
The first is the Rename Area option. The exact wording to describe this depends on the action, but it will often say 'Insert
into', followed by a drop down list with three rows. The rows are always the same, and consist of:
Every name
Every extension
Name and extension
By choosing one of these you are specifying where the action will have an effect on the file. Naturally, the extension options
only apply to files, not folders. So you might insert text into the extension, and then change the case of just the name
later on. Remember, you can use each action as many times as you like; just save that action and then select it again from
the 'Available Actions' list.
Beginning At
This is a bit more complicated. It allows you to specify exactly where in the rename area you want to carry out the action.
The default selected row depends on the action. The drop down list has these rows, although not all will be shown, depending
on the relevance to the action:
The start
The start plus... (an exact character position, minimum of 1)
The end
The end minus... (an exact character position, minimum of 1)
Also...
There is no way you can break RenameMaestro by selecting a character position beyond the beginning or end of the file or
folder names, so the best way to acquaint yourself with this option is by trying it out. Also, the 'Insert Text' action
help which is in this manual has some good examples of how this option works.
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