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Rename Files in OneDrive and PowerPoint for the Web
Learn to rename PowerPoint presentation files in OneDrive and PowerPoint for the Web.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint for the Web
OS: Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
Date Created: September 19, 2017 Last Updated: September 19, 2017
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Unlike PowerPoint programs that run on your computer devices, PowerPoint Online provides you with an option to rename an open presentation. When you create a new presentation, PowerPoint Online uses a default name such as Presentation 1, Presentation 2, etc. This mimics the desktop experience. But did you know that you can provide a new name to the presentation while you are editing? This can be done in two ways. Additionally, you can also rename presentations within OneDrive , and this is similar to renaming your files in Windows Explorer.
Everything Looks Different?
We look at all of these three approaches in this tutorial:
Renaming Presentations within PowerPoint Online
- Make sure your presentation is in Edit mode. To bring up Edit mode, select the Edit Presentation | Edit in Browser option, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1 . If you just created a new presentation, then you are already in Edit mode.
- This opens your presentation in Edit mode, as shown in Figure 2 . Notice the name of your presentation, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2 .
- Click to alter the name of the presentation as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3 .
- Type a new name for the presentation as shown highlighted in red within Figure 4 .
- This changes the name of the presentation as you can see in Figure 5 .
Renaming Presentations within Backstage View
- Make sure your presentation is in Edit mode. To bring up Edit mode, select the Edit Presentation | Edit in Browser option, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1 , previously on this page. If you just created a new presentation, then you are already in Edit mode.
- Click on the File option to open the Backstage view as shown in Figure 6 . Select the Rename option within the side pane, and click the Rename button (highlighted in red within Figure 6 ).
- This brings up the Rename dialog box as shown in Figure 7 .
- Overwrite the default name with the new name, as shown in Figure 8 . This will rename the open presentation to the new name provided.
Renaming Presentations within OneDrive
- Navigate to the OneDrive folder where your presentation is located, as shown in Figure 9 , below.
- Right-click the presentation to be renamed. From the contextual menu that appears, select the Rename option as shown highlighted in red within Figure 10 .
- This brings up the Rename window as shown in Figure 11 .
- Overwrite the old name with the new name as shown in Figure 12 .
- This renames the selected presentation with the new name, as shown in Figure 13 .
01 08 26 - File Types, File Menu, and Backstage View: Rename Files in OneDrive in PowerPoint (Glossary Page)
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