There is not an easy way to rename multiple files in Windows, at least not when you want to rename each file with individual names. The only possibility in Windows would be to mark all files that should be renamed and press F2 to rename the files. Each file would receive the same file name and a number to make them unique.
That is not helpful if all file names should be named differently and renaming files individually would take to much time. Enter the batch file rename application Text to File Renamer. Text to File Renamer is a portable application that can speed up the file renaming process.
The user can drag and drop files into the left pane of the application and enter file names typed, pasted or entered by dragging and dropping a text file into the right panel. The lines should correspond and the user can use the right pane as a text editor to move names around so that each filename will be renamed properly.
When all lines correspond to each other a click on the Rename button renames all listed file names at once. The file extension is not listed because it will remain as is. The process is considerably shorter than renaming the files manually but the application could use a few automatic manipulation options to reduce the time it takes to enter the new filenames.
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Ant Renamer has a lot of other options too
http://antp.be/software/renamer
I use Quick File Rename
http://www.skyjuicesoftware.com/software/QuickFileRename
It’s extremely powerful and can rename from the command line as well.
This is the closest thing I found to an individual file renamer (most are batch file renamers). What I want to do is rename a bunch of pictures without clicking on each filename. I just want to go through a list of files with the thumbnail visible and type in the new name and press enter to go to the next picture. It would be pretty easy to program, but I run across any software like this.
Hi PMD, you can do that in Quick File Rename, a thumbnail mode is supported. You can view this video here http://www.skyjuicesoftware.com/versioninfo/v7/demos/thumbnails-view-quick-file-rename-demo11.html
I might also suggest Batch Rename .EXE from http://www.stintercorp.com/ – it features a lot of automation features for renaming files in bulk which comes in handy. Comes with a lot of free How-To tutorials as well.
To rename multiple files ,just Download and use the 123Renamer software at http://www.123renamer.com/. I merely used it for my purposes and it worked great. the software generates a window that offers a variety of options for renaming files.