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saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello,

I have a folder where I have put a list of PDFs that I would like to sort by person's name.

I am attaching a screenshot of a few lines for info: I have the sorting by date at the beginning of the line and cannot choose by name after birth or death.

Thank you very much if I can have a solution if it exists!


Configuration: Windows / Chrome 51.0.2704.103

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    shunesburg69 Posted messages 1061 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   221
     
    What is the connection with LibreOffice/OpenOffice?
    If you are on Windows, right-click in the white space of the folder and choose "Sort by" > "Date"

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    Like LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice is a fork of OpenOffice.org.
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  2. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58216 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     
    The sorting is done on the full text. Since the filename starts with the year and the day, sorting can only be done by year/day ...

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    It's great, retirement! Especially in the West Indies ... :-)
    Raymond (INSA, AFPA, CF/R)
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    1. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58216 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
       
      If you want to sort the files by name, you need to rename all these files by putting the name at the beginning.
      I hope there aren’t hundreds of them!
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  3. PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 512
     
    Hello,

    An alternative to the one proposed by Raymond (greetings): create subfolders to group the PDFs with the same name.

    Best regards
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  4. saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   66
     
    Hello,

    Thank you Raymond for your response. I will indeed start with the name, that's what matters to me to have both birth and death together for the same person, by date the two are offset by others and less evident for my genealogy. I'm at 75! but I'm copying/pasting to shift the beginning, so I should manage!

    Thank you Papyl, that's a good solution, but I won't be able to see all the subfolders together, which should complicate things for me.

    Thank you shunesburg69 for replying, but it's not by date that I wanted.

    Thank you very much.

    Have a great weekend everyone.
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    1. shunesburg69 Posted messages 1061 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   221
       
      You're welcome.
      Have a great weekend too.
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    2. PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 512
       
      Have a great weekend to you too.

      If your question is resolved, don't forget to check the box at the top of the discussion.

      Best regards
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  6. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58216 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     
    Another approach:
    You open each file; you click "save as"; you do not change the name but type the name in the "keywords" window; you confirm; you answer "Yes" to the question "Do you want to replace ...?"
    Once this is done for all 75 files, you will be able to organize your files by keyword in the directory! They will be sorted by name ...
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    It's great, retirement! Especially in the Antilles ... :-)
    Raymond (INSA, AFPA, CF/R)
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    1. saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   66
       
      Hello Raymond,

      Thank you for your response. I just tried and when I open my PDF file, I have to right-click on it to save as. I don't have a file option on the top left. So I do save as, and if I change the title of the line, I find it with my modified line and I don't see the keyword!

      Maybe I'm just not fully awake!!!

      Thank you very much if you can help.

      Have a great Saturday.
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      1. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58216 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482 > saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        It's my fault: I responded spontaneously as if it were a Word or Excel document...
        I just tried with a PDF document, and indeed the "keyword" option is not offered...
        Sorry; forget my suggestion.
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    2. PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 512
       
      Good evening,

      I haven't tried, but in Acrobat Reader DC > File > Properties there is a field for a keyword. I repeat, I haven't tried, so this is subject to all reservations.

      Best regards
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      1. PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 512 > PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hello

        Forget my last message; impossible to change the settings with the basic version,

        Best regards
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      2. saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   66 > PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4569 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hello PapyLuc51,

        Thank you very much, I wanted to try, in vain, so thank you for your response that confirms it. It's always good to try.

        I appreciate your help.

        Have a good Sunday.
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  7. saintaise17 Posted messages 437 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   66
     
    No worries Raymond, I'm actually not using Word but LibreOffice and I don't think I have Excel: I have a Calc spreadsheet...

    Thank you very much for your help and I appreciate it.

    Have a great end of your day and weekend!
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