Manage Naming Options

You’ll add and edit your naming options from the Tools button > Naming Options.

Naming Option List

The Naming Options dialog shows your naming options, along with some basic information about each one:

Name/Expression

The first column shows the filename with its fields.

Increment

If the filename includes an auto-incrementer, it will show in the Increment column.

Example

The Example column shows how the filename might look after the fields have been populated. This is a "friendly view" of the naming option. Note that this is just an example. It is not necessarily what the filename will end up being.

Shared

Indicates whether this naming option is being shared on the network (when also using FileCenter. Note that you can’t edit shared naming options.

Sort Order

There are two ways to sort your naming options – alphabetically or manually. To do manual sorting, deselect the Sort Alphabetically option, then use the Up and Down buttons to move your naming options around.

Note that this sort order will be used everywhere that you use naming options.

Add, Edit and Delete

Edit and delete your naming options right from this list. To create a new naming option, just click the Add button. Then go to Add a Naming Option.

Naming Options & FileCenter

FileCenter also features naming options. To help you be consistent in your file naming, FileCenter and QuikFile both share the same naming options. The only difference is that some of FileCenter’s fields are not valid in QuikFile. These fields won’t be available in QuikFile, and any naming option that uses these fields will be hidden in QuikFile.