# Newbie question:
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 6, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422 "2006-06-06T23:31:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@cmxl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmxl)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422/1 "2006-06-06T23:31:51Z")
Wondering if mp3tag will do what I need - I had no interest in tags until I bought a creative zen sleek photo mp3 player, and that will only recognize tags, and not my filenames. I have always used filenames before without any problems.
I have 800+ mp3 files on my pc; some have tags because I ripped them from cd's, but most don't, I converted music from my LP's and old cassettes.
**Can mp3tag take all my filenames and place them in the Title tag, and never mind the rest of the tags?** If all my Title tags had my filenames, I think (assume) that I could arrange my music on my mp3 player without problem.
BTW, I tried hitting the filename to tag button, but nothing happened.. should have asked in my original post 'If mp3tag does what I need, how do I do it?' Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422/2 "2006-06-07T04:37:18Z")
 Filename - Tag using %title% as format string will do the trick.
Best regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@cmxl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmxl)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422/3 "2006-06-16T00:11:36Z")
😃 Great! Your software did what I needed! Thank you!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/3422/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:46Z")