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How to rename a Word document?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-05-09

It would be beneficial to rename a document when you manage a large amount of Word documents, and especially when you rename logically and simply, those word documents are good to identify, edit and organize. This tutorial will introduce ways to rename documents for you.

Using a shortcut to rename a closed Word document

Save a copy of the current document with a different name

Using Office Tab to rename the current Word documents immediately


Using a shortcut to rename a closed Word document


Open the folder that locates the Word document that you want to rename, and click on the document, press F2 key to enter the edit mode. See the screenshot:

Then type the new name and press Enter to finish the rename.


Save a copy of the current document with a different name


Navigate File tab, then click Save As command.

Note:

1. Select the type you need from Save as type drop-down list.

2. It will rebuild a new document after renaming the document.


Using Office Tab to rename the current Word documents immediately


If you install Office Tab in your computer, it will be easy and quick to rename documents by right click on the document tab. See the demo below:


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Using extend office tabs , but rename is always greyed out, a bit of shame as that would be really useful and i can't think why.
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why fiel shouldn't it be file
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