Range Parameters

The range parameters on the Operation page of the Batch Renaming dialog allow you to specify where in the name the operation is performed.

To access the range parameters, click Advanced Editing at the bottom of the Batch Renaming dialog.

Range to Process

All: If this option is activated, the whole name is processed by the operation.
Regular Expression: Select this option if you want only a part of the name to be processed by the operation. In this case, you need to define a regular expression. Clicking the asterisk opens a menu with shortcuts for several regular expressions.
From/To: If this option is activated, you can set the start and end position of the range independently in the From and To sections.

Start: If this option is activated, the position is the beginning of the source name.
Character Position: If this option is activated, the position is a fixed offset from the beginning of the source name.
Start of Regular Expression: Select this option if you want the position to be the one of the sub-strings found by the regular expression applied on the source name.
After Regular Expression: Select this option if you want the position to be the one right after the sub-string found by the regular expression applied on the source name.
End of Previous Operation: If this option is activated, the position corresponds to the end of the change performed by the previous operation.
End: If this option is activated, the position is the end of the source name.

End: If this option is activated, the position is the end of the source name.
Position from End: If this option is activated, the position is a fixed offset before the end of the source name.
Number of Characters: If this option is activated, the end position is given by the start position plus a number of characters.
Before Start of Regular Expression: Select this option if you want the position to be just before the sub-string found by the regular expression applied on the source name.
End of Regular Expression: Select this option if you want the position to be the end of the sub-string found by the regular expression applied on the source name.