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When you first save your project, you set the project name or the project title. After that, you can change it at any time.

Once you change it, the new name appears when you show the project summary task and in the legend when you print a view.

  1. Choose File > Info.

  2. On the right, choose Project Information > Advanced Properties.

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  3. On the Summary tab, type the new name in the Title box.

To get back to your project view, click the back button Rename a project in Project desktop (3).

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Rename a project in Project desktop (2024)

FAQs

Rename a project in Project desktop? ›

Expectation: The only thing the user needs to do to rename a project is Right-Click (on Project in Solution Explorer)->Rename->Enter new name in text box->Press return to accept. Assuming the new name meets Visual Studio's naming rules, that's the end of the process.

How to properly rename a project in Visual Studio? ›

Expectation: The only thing the user needs to do to rename a project is Right-Click (on Project in Solution Explorer)->Rename->Enter new name in text box->Press return to accept. Assuming the new name meets Visual Studio's naming rules, that's the end of the process.

How do you rename a project in Net Core? ›

Simply copy your project to a different directory. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project, select Rename, and enter a new name. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Properties. On the Application tab, change the "Assembly name" and "Default namespace".

How do you rename a resource in MS project? ›

How to rename a resource? In order to rename a resource, go to the Resource Sheet view and double click on the desired resource to open the Resource Information dialog. In the Resource Name field, type the new name of the resource and click "OK" in the dialog for the changes to take effect.

How do I change my project name in PWA? ›

Renaming the project from PWA
  1. Start by navigating to PWA >>Project Center, and clicking on the project name to open the project in PWA.
  2. Make sure the project is in edit mode, by clicking on the Edit button on the ribbon. ...
  3. Make you change for the name and click Save.

How do I change the name of a project in Visual Basic? ›

Procedures
  1. In Microsoft Visual Studio, Solution Explorer, right-click the project you want to rename and click Rename.
  2. In the In-place text editor, enter a new name.
  3. Press Enter or click outside the in-place text editor to finish renaming the project.

How do I change the field name in MS project? ›

Change a custom field's name
  1. With the project open, on the Tasks tab, make sure Grid is selected.
  2. In the grid, select the column heading, then select Edit.
  3. In the Edit field dialog, enter a new value for Field name, and then select Update.

How do I edit project information in MS project? ›

Edit project details in Project Online
  1. Go to the Project Details page: ...
  2. Make changes to the information on the Project Details page, and then, on the Project tab, in the Project group, click Save.
  3. When you are done making changes to the project, on the Project tab, in the Project group, click Close.

How do I edit resources in a project? ›

Replacing Resources in Microsoft Project
  1. Navigate to a Gantt Chart view.
  2. From the Resource ribbon select Assign Resources.
  3. Use Shift + Click or Control + Click to select multiple tasks.
  4. Click Replace and select the new resource in the Replace Resource dialog box and click OK.

How do I change the author name in MS project? ›

In order to change the Author name, open the project file and then go to the File menu - Info - Project Information and click File Proprieties button. In the Summary tab, change the name of the Author and then click OK.

How to change project owner in MS project? ›

Transfer Project Ownership
  1. Click on the Project card from the Dashboard.
  2. Click Project Settings in the right-hand corner.
  3. Scroll down to Members & permissions.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Click on the name of the new Project Owner.
  6. Click Change... You're done!

How do I change the name of my project in Plan Grid? ›

To change a project name or the information associated with it, begin by opening the project from plangrid.com. Click on the “Settings” icon in the navigation bar, and then click “Edit info” in the top left-corner. On the right-hand panel, you'll be able to edit the project name or any other information.

How do I change all the same name in Visual Studio? ›

Renaming is a common operation related to refactoring source code, and VS Code has a separate Rename Symbol command (F2). Some languages support renaming a symbol across files. Press F2, type the new desired name, and press Enter. All instances of the symbol across all files will be renamed.

How do I change my Visual Studio repository name? ›

Rename the repository
  1. From the web portal, select Repos, Files.
  2. From the repo drop-down, select Manage repositories.
  3. Select the name of the repository from the Repositories list, choose the ... menu, and then choose Rename repository.
  4. Rename the repository by typing the repo's new name and selecting Rename.
Mar 25, 2024

How do I mass rename a code in Visual Studio? ›

With VScode open, click a file and press Ctrl+A. If you have installed batch rename, you should see the option in the menu. The result is a file with all of the names in them, one name per line.

How do I rename a form in Visual Studio? ›

Try this, in your Solution Explorer right click on the Form1. vb file. In the drop down select Rename and change the name to what you want it to be. A message box will appear and ask of you want to change all references in your project, select yes.

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