IPhoto 6.0.5 renaming rolls.

This is in regards to renaming the roll. I don't mind the "roll", but after awhile you have 1,2,3... then 98, 103, and 234 because of deleting and adding images from the net. All I want is for them to go in numerical order which would require me to know how to rename them. When I do it in the finder it works, but then back in iPhoto, it will show a blank square with dotted lines around where the photo should be. So, obviously this is not working. I read other questions about this topic and found all answers to be useless. You cannot change the roll name from the information button, at least not on my computer. Maybe I need a more detailed thorough answer. Thanks.

First and foremost, don't use the finder to modify the contents of the library in any manner, shape or form. I won't even open up the library folder out of fear that I might accidentally change something. It's a clear invitation to bleeding ulcers.
You cannot change the roll name from the information button, at least not on my computer.<<<</div>
Sure you can. From INSIDE iPhoto, open up the library and make certain that the "View" is "Film Rolls." Click once on a roll to highlight it. Open the Information pane and click once in the Title box and change the title. (The "title" is the name of the film roll.)

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