Rename a project in Project desktop
Applies ToProject Online Desktop Client Project Standard 2024 Project Professional 2021 Project Standard 2021 Project Professional 2019 Project Standard 2019 Project Professional 2016 Project Standard 2016 Project Professional 2013 Project Standard 2013

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.

    Project Information menu with Advanced Properties highlighted

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

To get back to your project view, click the back button Backstage back button.

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