Importing Photos in Order Taken in InDesign

I usually have no problem importing/ placing photos in the order they were taken, but suddenly they are importing in apparently random order- not by name and not by date modified. How can I solve this problem? Thank you.

Steve is selecting the files by clicking them in a certain order. When he places them they are in the ORDER OF SELECTION in the File > Place dialog box.
Emily is expecting InDesign to place the files in ORDER OF DATE CREATED OR MODIFIED. Whatever method Emily uses to select and place the files, InDesign is placing them in filename order. So, renaming them with the desired sequence number should solve the problem.
Now, how to rename so many files? Adobe Bridge to the rescue!
Adobe Bridge is a free file browser and manager that was installed with with InDesign versions through CS6. Search Google for terms like "adobe bridge batch rename filename order" without quotes, for details on renaming with Bridge. Beginning with Creative Cloud, you need to download and install it manually from the Adobe.com site.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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emilyetg wrote:
Thank you very much for your help, Steve. I inserted screenshots of the files I am working with. As far as I can tell, they are sorted by "date modified." I have around 200 of these six image sets to place in an InDesign file and really don't want to place them one by one to get them in order. It is nearly impossible to tell which order it is opening them in by the little cursor preview. I do not have time to rename all 1200 pictures, but when I do rename them with a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in front of the long image name, and still sort them by "date modified", THEY OPEN IN ORDER. This is driving me nuts! I'm sure there is a simple solution, maybe I'm asking the wrong question?

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