ReNamer:Using presets
A "preset" is a set of rules that is saved with a user-defined name. It can optionally save the Filter setting also.
You can save frequently used sets of rules as presets, and load them instantly. This saves you a lot of time. Without the presets, you would have to compose the same set of rules each time you start the program. You can create an unlimited number of presets, but in practice, you would normally need about 4-5 presets.
Shortcuts
ReNamer automatically assigns keyboard shortcuts to presets, so that they can be loaded into the Rules pane with least effort. Shortcuts have the following form: CTRL+1, CTRL+2, etc. Unfortunately, there are only 9 shortcuts available, one for every digit from 1 to 9.
Presets are sorted in alphabetic order. You can manipulate the order of the presets by renaming them. If you want some specific preset to always appear at the top, you can insert an exclamation mark "!" (or some other symbol that is at the top of the sorting order) in front of the preset name. If you have several presets that you want to push to the top, you can prefix them with something like this: "!1", "!2", "!3", etc.
Managing Presets
Save a preset
- Create a list of rules.
- Configure filter settings, if necessary.
- Press CTRL + S, or use the Presets » Save As menu option.
- A window pops up:
- Enter a new name in the Name box, or select one of the existing presets listed below to overwrite it.
- Put a tick in the check box if you want to save the current filter settings.
- Press the Save button. The preset is saved.
You can abort the process by pressing the ESC key or closing the window.
Load a preset
Saved presets can be loaded via the Presets » Load menu or via the Presets Manager.
For quick access, the top 9 presets can be loaded via CTRL + 1 through CTRL + 9 shortcut keys.
When you load a new preset you lose the current set of rules, if you had any.
You can also append rules from an existing preset to the current set of rules by holding down the SHIFT key when lading a preset via the Presets » Load menu. This feature is available since v7.1.0.6 Beta.
Advanced management of presets
The Presets Manager offers several options for managing your collection of presets, including loading, merging, duplicating, renaming and deleting.
You can access it via the Presets » Manage menu option or using the CTRL + P shortcut from the main window.
Presets directory structure
The preset files can be structured in a directory hierarchy, as opposed to having them all in a single folder. This feature is intended to simply the management of a large collection of presets.
To save a preset in a directory structure you just need to specify the structured path when saving a preset.
For example, "Folder\Preset" will save a preset by name "Preset" in a folder by name "Folder".
Alternatively, you can browse to the presets folder and arrange them using the Windows Explorer.
Locating Presets
Presets are stored as plain text files, located in the "Presets" folder. In a portable version, this "Presets" folder is in the same directory as "ReNamer.exe". In an installer version, it is normally located in Windows user profile folder.
You can tell by launching ReNamer and opening the Presets Manager: "Presets > Manage..." (Ctrl+P). In the top you will see the path to the presets folder (see pictures above). There is also a menu item "Presets > Browse..." which will open Windows Explorer with the Presets folder in view.
To backup or transfer the stored presets to an another location or PC, simply copy *.rnp files and you are done.
See also Application Data Storage for additional information on locating your application data.
Transfer presets
How to transfer presets between computers or between multiple installations of ReNamer?
Open ReNamer on the source computer, go to the Main Menu » Presets » Browse. A file browser window should open at the location where your preset files are stored. You can copy these files and then import them into ReNamer on the target computer by either manually placing the files in the presets directory or using the Main Menu » Presets » Import.