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title: "Rename Queries (Visual Database Tools) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Rename Queries (Visual Database Tools)
  You can rename any query that is not currently open for editing. The following procedure assumes that the query you want to rename is closed.  
  
### To rename a query  
  
1.  From the **View** menu, choose **Solution Explorer**.  
  
2.  In Solution Explorer, right-click the query you want to rename and click **Rename** in the shortcut menu that appears.  
  
3.  Type a new name for the query and then press Enter.  
  
## See Also  
 [Design Queries and Views How-to Topics (Visual Database Tools)](visual-database-tools.md)   
 [Perform Basic Operations with Queries (Visual Database Tools)](perform-basic-operations-with-queries-visual-database-tools.md)