Batch Object - Prepend to Next

Prepends selected items to the next Batch Folder in the batch, moving them to the start of that folder.

Remarks

The Prepend to Next command moves the selected items to become the first children of the next Batch Folder in the batch sequence. If a folder is selected, all its children are moved as well. This command is helpful for reorganizing batch structure, such as moving pages or documents to the beginning of another folder.

Use this command to correct grouping, move items for review, or adjust document order after import or separation.

> Note: The command is only enabled when the next sibling of the bottommost selected item is a Batch Folder and the selection is contiguous.

Example: Before and After Prepending to Next

Suppose you have the following batch structure, and you select "Page 2" and "Page 3" to prepend to the next folder:

Before Prepend to Next

 Batch
  ├─📁 Folder 1
  │  └─📄 Page 1
  ├─📄 Page 2
  ├─📄 Page 3
  └─📁 Folder 2
     └─📄 Page 4
 

After running Prepend to Next, "Page 2" and "Page 3" are moved to the beginning of "Folder 2":

After Prepend to Next

 Batch
  ├─📁 Folder 1
  │  └─📄 Page 1
  └─📁 Folder 2
     ├─📄 Page 2
     ├─📄 Page 3
     └─📄 Page 4
 

This operation can be used to quickly move items to the start of a folder for review, reordering, or further processing.

See Also

BatchBatch FolderBatch Page