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Alphabetical Sequence Actions
Label files with letters A, B, C, … AA, AB, … instead of numbers, at the start, end or inside the name, with A Better Finder Rename.
The Alphabetical Sequences category is the sequence number family with letters:
A, B, C, … and AA, AB, … once the alphabet runs out.
Produce alphabetical listreplaces the whole name, e.g.Appendix A.pdf,Appendix B.pdf, …Add alphabetical sequence at beginningandAdd alphabetical sequence to endInsert alphabetical sequence in front of existing text,Insert alphabetical sequence after existing textandInsert alphabetical sequence at position
Padding: is the minimum number of letters; shorter sequences are filled with leading As. Start with:,
Step value:, Sort first:, Then: and Sort each folder separately work as for sequence numbers, and
Produce alphabetical list also has Prefix: and Suffix:.
Example
The appendices of a report, budget.pdf, risks.pdf and timeline.pdf, should be lettered in the alphabetical order
of their current names.
- Choose
Produce alphabetical list - Enter
Appendix(with a space at the end) inPrefix:and1inPadding: - Set
Sort first:toBy name (from A to Z)
The files become Appendix A.pdf, Appendix B.pdf and Appendix C.pdf. With 2 in Padding: they would be
Appendix AA.pdf, Appendix AB.pdf, …, which keeps long series sorted correctly past Z.