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%Start How to Rename a Worksheet in Excel Menu Lifewire Tech for Humans Newsletter! Search Close GO Software & Apps &gt; MS Office <h1> How to Rename a Worksheet in Excel</h1> <h2> Make your worksheets names more descriptive</h2> By Ted French Ted French Writer Former Lifewire writer Ted French is a Microsoft Certified Professional who teaches and writes about spreadsheets and spreadsheet programs. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 12, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email MS Office Excel Word Powerpoint Outlook <h3> What to Know</h3> Press and release Alt&#43;H&#43;O&#43;R, type a new name, and press Enter to rename the active worksheet.Double-click the current worksheet&#39;s name, type a new name, and press the Enter key.Right-click the current worksheet&#39;s name, select Rename, type a new name, and press the Enter key.
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How to Rename a Worksheet in Excel

Make your worksheets names more descriptive

By Ted French Ted French Writer Former Lifewire writer Ted French is a Microsoft Certified Professional who teaches and writes about spreadsheets and spreadsheet programs. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 12, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email MS Office Excel Word Powerpoint Outlook

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Press and release Alt+H+O+R, type a new name, and press Enter to rename the active worksheet.Double-click the current worksheet's name, type a new name, and press the Enter key.Right-click the current worksheet's name, select Rename, type a new name, and press the Enter key.
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Two changes that make it easier to organize and identify worksheets and the data they contain are to rename the worksheet and to change the color of the worksheet tab at the bottom of the work area. These instructions apply to Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2019 for Mac, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel for Microsoft 365, and Excel Online.
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Two changes that make it easier to organize and identify worksheets and the data they contain are to rename the worksheet and to change the color of the worksheet tab at the bottom of the work area. These instructions apply to Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2019 for Mac, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel for Microsoft 365, and Excel Online.
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<h2> Using Keyboard Hotkeys </h2> In Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, or Excel 2010, you can use a keyboard shortcut to rename a worksheet tab. This set of keystrokes activates the ribbon commands.
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Using Keyboard Hotkeys

In Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, or Excel 2010, you can use a keyboard shortcut to rename a worksheet tab. This set of keystrokes activates the ribbon commands.
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Once the last key in the sequence, the R, is pressed and released, the current name on the sheet tab of the current or active sheet is highlighted. Press and release in sequence the following key combination to highlight the name of the active sheet: Alt &#43; H &#43; O &#43; R.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet. As with renaming a worksheet using hotkeys, you don&#39;t have to hold down the Alt key while you press the other keys, as with some keyboard shortcuts.
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Once the last key in the sequence, the R, is pressed and released, the current name on the sheet tab of the current or active sheet is highlighted. Press and release in sequence the following key combination to highlight the name of the active sheet: Alt + H + O + R.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet. As with renaming a worksheet using hotkeys, you don't have to hold down the Alt key while you press the other keys, as with some keyboard shortcuts.
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Each key is pressed and released in succession. <h2> Double-Click the Sheet Tab </h2> This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online.
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Double-Click the Sheet Tab

This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online.
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Double-click on the current name in the worksheet tab to highlight the current name in the tab. Type the new name for the worksheet. Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet.
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Double-click on the current name in the worksheet tab to highlight the current name in the tab. Type the new name for the worksheet. Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet.
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The new name should be visible on the worksheet tab.

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The new name should be visible on the worksheet tab. <h2> Right-Click the Sheet Tab </h2> This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online. Right-click on the tab of the worksheet you want to rename to open the context menu.Click on Rename in the menu list to highlight the current worksheet name.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet.The new name should be visible on the worksheet tab.
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The new name should be visible on the worksheet tab.

Right-Click the Sheet Tab

This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online. Right-click on the tab of the worksheet you want to rename to open the context menu.Click on Rename in the menu list to highlight the current worksheet name.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet.The new name should be visible on the worksheet tab.
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<h2> Access the Ribbon Option With the Mouse </h2> This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online. Click on the tab of the worksheet to be renamed to make it the active sheet.Click on the Home tab of the ribbon.Click Format in the Cells group to open the drop-down menu.Click on Rename Sheet to highlight the sheet tab at the bottom of the screen.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet. <h2> View All Sheet Tabs in a Workbook </h2> If a workbook has a lot of worksheets or the horizontal scroll bar is extended, not all the sheet tabs will necessarily be visible at once.
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Access the Ribbon Option With the Mouse

This method works in all versions of Excel for Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and Online. Click on the tab of the worksheet to be renamed to make it the active sheet.Click on the Home tab of the ribbon.Click Format in the Cells group to open the drop-down menu.Click on Rename Sheet to highlight the sheet tab at the bottom of the screen.Type the new name for the worksheet.Press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete renaming the worksheet.

View All Sheet Tabs in a Workbook

If a workbook has a lot of worksheets or the horizontal scroll bar is extended, not all the sheet tabs will necessarily be visible at once.
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The longer the sheet names, the longer the tabs. To correct this situation: Place the mouse pointer over the vertical ellipsis (three vertical dots) next to the horizontal scrollbar.The mouse pointer will change to a double-headed arrow, as shown in the image above.Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag the pointer to the right to enlarge the area for sheet tabs to be displayed, or to the left to widen the scrollbar. <h2> Excel Worksheet Name Restrictions </h2> There are a few restrictions when it comes to renaming an Excel worksheet: A name cannot exceed 31 characters in lengthA worksheet name cannot be left blankThe following characters cannot be in a name: \ / ?
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The longer the sheet names, the longer the tabs. To correct this situation: Place the mouse pointer over the vertical ellipsis (three vertical dots) next to the horizontal scrollbar.The mouse pointer will change to a double-headed arrow, as shown in the image above.Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag the pointer to the right to enlarge the area for sheet tabs to be displayed, or to the left to widen the scrollbar.

Excel Worksheet Name Restrictions

There are a few restrictions when it comes to renaming an Excel worksheet: A name cannot exceed 31 characters in lengthA worksheet name cannot be left blankThe following characters cannot be in a name: \ / ?
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: * [ ] <h2> Using Worksheet Names in Excel Formulas </h2> Renaming a worksheet not only makes it easier to keep track of individual sheets in a large workbook, but it has the added benefit of making it easier to understand formulas that span multiple worksheets. When a formula includes a cell reference from a different worksheet, the worksheet name must be in the formula.
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Renaming a worksheet not only makes it easier to keep track of individual sheets in a large workbook, but it has the added benefit of making it easier to understand formulas that span multiple worksheets. When a formula includes a cell reference from a different worksheet, the worksheet name must be in the formula.
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If the default worksheet names are used — such as Sheet2, Sheet3 — the formula will look something like this: &#61;Sheet3!C7&#43;Sheet4!C10<br /> Giving the worksheets a descriptive name — such as May Expenses and June Expenses — can make the formula easier to decipher. For example: &#61;&#39;May Expenses&#39;!C7&#43;&#39;June Expenses&#39;!C10<br /> Was this page helpful?
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If the default worksheet names are used — such as Sheet2, Sheet3 — the formula will look something like this: =Sheet3!C7+Sheet4!C10
Giving the worksheets a descriptive name — such as May Expenses and June Expenses — can make the formula easier to decipher. For example: ='May Expenses'!C7+'June Expenses'!C10
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