In Microsoft Project 98, when you rename an item in the Organizer, you may receive one of the following error messages:

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In Windows 95

When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

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In Windows NT

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This behavior may occur when your project has a name longer than 33 characters.

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To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

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Method 1: Shorten the Name of the Project

Shorten the name of the project to fewer than 33 characters using the appropriate method for your situation:

•	If the project is saved in the *.MPP format, shorten the project's name by clicking Save As on the File menu, and saving the file with a name containing fewer than 33 characters. -or-
•	If the project is saved to a database, shorten the project's name by opening the Project_Information Table in your database program, and editing the ProjectName field to be fewer than 33 characters.

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Method 2: Rename the Item

Rename the item in the same location where you would normally edit it by using the appropriate method for your situation:

NOTE: Using this method requires you to follow the same steps every time you want to rename an item in the Organizer. To rename items in the Organizer, use Method 1.

Renaming a Table:

1.	On the View menu, point to Table and click More Tables.
2.	Select the table you want to rename and click Edit.
3.	In the Name box, rename your table. Click OK and then click Close.

Renaming a Filter:

1.	On the Project menu, point to Filtered For and click More Filters.
2.	Select the filter you want to rename and click Edit.
3.	In the Name box, rename your filter. Click OK and then click Close.

Renaming a View:

1.	On the View menu, click More Views.
2.	Click to select the view you want to rename and click Edit.
3.	In the Name box, rename your view. Click OK and then click Close.

Renaming a Report:

1.	On the View menu, click Reports, click Custom and then click Select.
2.	Select the report you want to rename and click Edit.
3.	In the Name box, rename your report. Click OK and then click Close.

Renaming a Module:

1.	On the Tools menu, point to Macro and click Visual Basic Editor.
2.	In the Visual Basic Editor, on the View menu, click Project Explorer and select the module you want to rename.
3.	On the View menu, click Properties Window.
4.	In the Properties Window, rename your module in the (Name) field.
5.	On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Project.

Renaming a Form:

1.	On the Tools menu, point to Customize and click Forms.
2.	Click to select the form you want to rename and click Rename.
3.	In the Name box, rename your form. Click OK and then click Cancel.

Renaming a Calendar:

To rename a Calendar, use Method 3.

Renaming a Toolbar:

1.	On the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Customize.
2.	In the Toolbars list, click the toolbar you want to rename and click Rename.
3.	In the Toolbar Name box, rename your toolbar. Click OK and then click Close.

Renaming a Map:

1.	On the File menu, click Save As.
2.	In the Save As Type list, click Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xls) and click Save.
3.	Under Import/export map to use for exporting, click the map you want to rename and click Edit.
4.	In the Import/Export Map Name box, rename your map. Click OK and then click Close.

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Method 3: Copy the Item into a New Project

Copy the item into a new project and rename it there. Then copy it back to the original project by following these steps:

1.	On the File menu, click New and then click OK to create a new project.
2.	On the Tools menu, click Organizer.
3.	In the Views Available In list, change the file from GLOBAL.MPT to the project containing the item to be renamed.
4.	Click the appropriate tab, click to select the item to be renamed and click Copy to copy the item to the new project.
5.	Select the item in the new project, click Rename. Change the name to something else, and click OK.
6.	Click Copy to copy the renamed item back to the original project.
7.	Select the item with its original name in the original project and click Delete. Then, click Yes to remove the old item.
8.	Click Close to close the Organizer. On the File menu, click Close to close the new project. Click No when prompted to save changes to the new project.

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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