The Filename Creator tab allow you to add, edit, and reorder output filename parts to automatically create unique filenames for your TIFF Image Printer output files.
The File Name Parts Editor allows users to add new parts, select an existing part to make changes, move parts up or down, add prefix or suffix text, and make other formatting changes.
•Add new parts - Select a button across the top to add a new file name part.
•Select an existing part to make changes - Hover over file name parts until the desired file name part is highlighted, and click to edit.
•Hide details of selected part - Click the left-most close arrow to hide details of selected file name part. Selecting another file name part will also close the previous file name part.
•Move parts up or down - Click the up and down arrows from within the edit window of a file name part to re-order file name parts. There are some file name parts which cannot be reordered.
•Delete parts - Click the trash bin to delete unwanted file name parts. There are some file name parts which are required and cannot be deleted.
This is the default directory for saving your output files. If this field is empty, the My Documents folder is used as the default directory. Select the folder icon to browse to your desired folder location or enter in the absolute path (for example, C:\My Files) of the directory to be used. If the path entered does not exist, an error message will appear giving you the option to create the new folder now or wait to create the new folder during conversion.
For advanced users and programmers automating the printer, environment variables and registry keys can be used to specify all or part of the output folder, as explained in Using Environment Variables and Registry Keys.
Any changes made to this file name part will be reflected on the Save Options tab.
See Also: Create a Custom Filename
This is the base filename for your output file. When empty, the document name associated with the print job is used as the base filename. If you want your images to always use the same filename, enter that name here. Do not include any directory path or file extension information. You can use the folder icon to browse to an existing filename on your computer.
For advanced users and programmers automating the printer, environment variables and registry keys can be used to specify all or part of the base filename, as explained in Using Environment Variables and Registry Keys.
Any changes made to this file name part will be reflected on the Save Options tab.
See Also: Create a Custom Filename
Used when creating serialized output when appending additional files to an existing sequence. This is the number of the current file in the sequence. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text or increase/decrease the number of padding zeros. You have the option to do not include this file part, but only exclude this file part if you know you are only converting 1 page documents. File numbering is necessary when creating serialized output if you are converting documents with more than 1 page.
Used when prompting is disabled and override protection is enabled. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text or increase/decrease the number of padding zeros.
Used when automatically splitting multipaged files by file sizes or number of pages. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text or increase/decrease the number of padding zeros.
By default, the file extension of the output file will match the output type selected. There is the option to replace the default file extension with a custom extension.
Add a path separator to a filename. Useful for creating dynamic output folders on the fly.
See Also: Create Dynamic Output Folders
Add custom text as part of a filename or directory path. There is the option to enter a custom text string and add or remove prefix/suffix text.
See Also: Create Custom Filename with Custom Text
Insert a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) as part of a file name or directory path.
See Also: Create Custom Filename with Unique File ID
Insert a Job ID as part of a file name or directory path.
See Also: Create Custom Filename with Unique File ID
•Add Year - Insert the 4-digit year into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.
•Add Month - Insert the 2-digit minute (01 to 12) into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.
•Add Day - Insert the 2-digit day (01 to 31) into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.
•Add Hour - Insert the 2-digit hour (00 to 23) into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.
•Add Minute - Insert the 2-digit minute (00 to 59) into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.
•Add Second - Insert the 2-digit second (00 to 59) into a file name or directory path. There is the option to add or remove prefix/suffix text.