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Analyze tool

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When you select theThe Analyze tool option (or press Shift+A), ReNamer launchesopens a window,window where you can enter any arbitrary text and applytest your current rules enteredagainst it, without renaming any actual files. Open it from the Files and Tools toolbar or press Shift+A in the Rulesmain pane.window.

The input text can be typed manually or loaded from file names already in the Files pane. Rules from the Rules pane are applied to the input and the result is displayed alongside it. This is veryparticularly useful to see the effect of the rules using dummy text (for exampleverifying rule behaviour before usingcommitting theto a rename — for example, when setting up an Insert rule). It also allows to checkconfirm the positionsexact ofinsertion anyposition.

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Navigating the cursor over the input and output text justwith by pointing to it withthe keyboard or mouse.mouse Thedisplays the cursor position and selection information are displayed in the blockpanel of text onto the right side of the input field.

The input text may be a file name (or multiple file names) loaded from Files pane, or any text manually entered by user - which can be very useful when you want to apply renaming rules to a piece of arbitrary text.right.

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The available options in the window are as follows:are:

Option Description
Automatically apply rules Apply rules automatically whenwhenever the input text changes.changes, Youso you do not haveneed to press the Apply Rules button after changingeach the input text.edit.
Apply rules for each line AppliesApply the rules to each line separately,individually insteadrather ofthan to the whole text at once.
Line wrap WrapsWrap long lines ifto theyfit exceedwithin the width of the input field width.field.

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