How to rename group or row labels in Excel PivotTable?
In this article, I’ll introduce methods to rename group names and row labels in an Excel PivotTable.
Rename group name
You can rename a group name in a PivotTable by retyping its content in Excel.
Click at the Group name, then go to the formula bar, type the new name for the group.
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.
2. Now in the Active Field textbox, the active field name is displayed, you can change it in the textbox.
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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