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Renaming custom fields

Learn about renaming existing custom fields in your project.

  1. Navigate to your project.

  2. In the top-right, click to open the menu.

    Screenshot showing a project's menu bar. The menu icon is highlighted with an orange outline.

  3. In the menu, click Settings to access the project settings.

  4. Click the name of the custom field you want to rename.

  5. Under "Field name", type the new name for the field.

  6. To save changes, press Return.