How to rename group or row labels in Excel PivotTable?

This article, I introduce the methods to rename Group name and Row Labels name in Excel PivotTable.

Rename group name

Rename Row Labels name

Rename group name

You can rename a group name in PivotTable as to retype a cell content in Excel.

Click at the Group name, then go to the formula bar, type the new name for the group.
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Rename Row Labels name

To rename Row Labels, you need to go to the Active Field textbox.

1. Click at the PivotTable, then click Analyze tab and go to the Active Field textbox.
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2. Now in the Active Field textbox, the active field name is displayed, you can change it in the textbox.
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You can change other Row Labels name by clicking the relative fields in the PivotTable, then rename it in the Active Field textbox.
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    Machaka Mapara · 8 months ago
    Pivot table : Problem solution.

    I have table. In my table they are 5columns ,description of work, unit of measure(UoM), quantity(qty), Price, and Amount (=qty x price). The table is converted it to tubular pivot table, and all my row in same line .All columns of table are rows except price and amont (which are in values column) .Qty is value , but is in the rows field ,in order for me to edit Qty values in pivot table .The problen that when i rename the Qty row in tbe Pivot table all rows lines change to the same value number .please help, made change them individually
  • To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.
    Machaka Mapara · 8 months ago
    I have table. In my table they are 6 columns ,description of work, unit of measure(UoM), quantity(qty), Price, and Amount (=qty x price). With the table converted it to tubular so that all the fields dislpIay on the same line, thhen converted all the table fields to rows except Qty (values) ,in order for me to edit Qty values in pivot table .The problen that when i rename the Qty row in tbe Pivot table all rows lines change to the same value number .please help, made change them individually