# How to number audiobook tracks?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 3, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689 "2020-11-03T14:16:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@abook](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abook)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/1 "2020-11-03T14:16:59Z")
Hi there!
I am looking for a way to automatically add track numbers to audiobook files. Some books may have 100 plus files and once in a while there is no data. So I'd like to be able to..
1. Automatically assign the track numbers
or
2. Use the file name as the title (which I assume is easier but not sure how)
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/2 "2020-11-03T15:16:51Z")
> [@abook](#):
>
> Use the file name as the title (which I assume is easier but not sure how)
See the FAQs:
> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
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> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…
> [@abook](#):
>
> Automatically assign the track numbers
See the help for the track numbering wizard:
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/menus/tools](https://docs.mp3tag.de/menus/tools)
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### Author:  [@abook](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abook)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/3 "2020-11-03T16:32:01Z")
Thanks for the help! It’s important for audiobooks to be in order so I can’t just assign them any track number. How can the software distinguish which file is the first, second, third etc? Is there more info on this or am I out of luck?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/4 "2020-11-03T16:36:14Z")
I don't know what the filenames look like - usually they are a pretty good criterion to sort by.
You can sort by any field that contains data and some of the file properties as well, e.g. the creation date would be something like that.
And once the files are in the correct order, you use the numbering wizard.
If there is nothing to be used for sorting, you can move the files up and down in the list with alt-drag&drop.
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### Author:  [@abook](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abook)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/5 "2020-11-03T17:27:59Z")
The numbering wizard did the trick and thanks for the tip about alt drag and drop!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-number-audiobook-tracks/50689/6 "2026-02-09T12:28:55Z")