Organize photographs in a project

What you will do

When a shoot spans several source folders, focus the grid on one folder or show all photographs. You can then arrange the grid by folder and filename. If a filename is wrong, rename the source file in Arams without changing the photograph’s image content.

Before you start

Sign in to Arams and open a project with photographs imported from more than one folder. Renaming in Arams renames the source file, so make a backup first if you need to preserve its current filename.

Browse source folders

1. In the left sidebar, expand Folders, All Folders, and the imported parent folder if needed.
2. Select a source folder to show only the photographs imported from it.
3. Select All Folders to return to the complete project grid.

Select a source folder to review only its photographs; select All Folders to return to the combined grid. Arams 1.10.2 · Windows · American English

Selecting a folder filters the visible grid; it does not remove photographs from the project.

Change photograph sorting

Use By folder, then file name (1–9, 10–99) when you want photographs from each source folder kept together and filenames in natural numeric order—for example, file 9 before file 10. The direction button determines which folder and filename appear first.

1. Select All Folders so the complete project is visible.
2. Open the sorting menu in the top toolbar.
3. Select By folder, then file name (1–9, 10–99).
4. Use the adjacent sort-direction button if you want to reverse the order.

The folder-and-filename rule keeps each source folder together; use the direction button only if you want to reverse the order. Arams 1.10.2 · Windows · American English

Sorting changes the order of the grid; it does not move photographs between source folders.

Rename a photograph

Rename a photograph only when you want to change its source filename. Arams renames the file on disk while preserving its image content.

If your filenames are already correct, skip this section.

1. Select the photograph you want to rename in the grid.
2. Open the Metadata panel on the right.
3. In the File name row, select the pencil icon.
4. Enter the new base name without changing the filename extension.
5. Press Enter.

After you press Enter, the new filename appears in Metadata and the grid; the photograph itself is unchanged. Arams 1.10.2 · Windows · American English

The rename is complete when the new filename appears in both the grid and the File name row.

If it does not work

• A source folder is not visible: expand All Folders and each parent folder in the folder tree.
• Fewer photographs appear than expected: select All Folders. Changing the sort order does not clear a folder filter.
• The order is not what you expected: reopen the sorting menu, select By folder, then file name (1–9, 10–99), and use the adjacent direction button if needed.
• The filename editor does not appear: select exactly one photograph, open Metadata, and use the pencil in the File name row.
• The new name is not shown: press Enter to finish editing.

Related topics

• Import photos
• Select and deselect photographs
• Inspect a photograph and zoom in