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MS Excel 2003: Rename a sheet

This Excel tutorial explains how to rename a sheet in Excel 2003 and older versions (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: In Microsoft Excel 2003/XP/2000/97, how do I rename a sheet in a spreadsheet?

Answer: You can view all of the sheet names as tabs along the bottom of the document. To rename a sheet, simply right-click on the name of the sheet that you wish to rename. In this example, we want to rename Sheet1.

Then select Rename from the popup menu.

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Enter the new name for the sheet and press the enter key on the keyboard when finished. In this example, we've renamed Sheet1 to Example.

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