Rename Object, Tab, and Field Labels
You can change the name of almost any object, field, or tab in Salesforce. This simple adjustment lets you continue using the terminology your users already know and helps them transition to using Salesforce. However, Salesforce Help and most pages in Setup always display the original names for standard objects, fields, and tabs.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To rename a tab and field: | Customize Application OR Manage Translation OR If you’re designated as a translator, you need: View Setup and Configuration |
| To reset renamed tabs: | Customize Application OR Manage Translation OR If you’re designated as a translator, you need: View Setup and Configuration |
Before renaming tabs, objects, fields, and other related labels, review the implementation tips for administrators.
For example, you can change the name label for the “Accounts” object and related “Accounts” tab to “Companies”, and change the field “Account Name” to “Company Name.” When you rename an object, tab, or field, the new name appears on all pages the user sees, in Salesforce for Outlook, and in Connect Offline.
If you use person accounts in your Salesforce org, see Renaming Person Account Labels.
- From Setup, enter Rename Tabs and Labels in the Quick Find box, then select Rename Tabs and Labels.
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Select your default language from the Select Language dropdown list at the top of the
page.
Note In Hebrew, we recommend keeping tab renaming to a minimum because variable gender in verbs isn’t supported and verbs can lose gender agreement. -
Click Edit next to the tab you want to rename. Click
Reset to revert to a tab’s original name.
Note You can’t reset custom object tab names.
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Enter the singular and plural forms of the new tab name. Also, if applicable for the
language, select Starts with a vowel sound for labels that start with a
vowel to ensure that Salesforce uses the proper article (such as “a” or “an”). Then click
Next.
When you rename a tab or an object, you can’t use the name of another standard tab, custom object, external object, or custom tab. When you rename an object, a field, or a tab, you can’t use these characters:
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Enter your labels for the standard field labels and other user interface elements. Be sure
to enter both a singular and plural form for each label that requires it. Select
Starts with a vowel sound for labels that start with a vowel.
Note Some standard fields, such as Created By and Last Modified By, are purposely omitted from renaming because they track system information.
- Click Save.
Repeat this procedure to translate labels into all other languages used in your organization.
Other tab customization options include:
- Individual users can control which tabs and related lists display for their own logins.
- In addition to the standard tabs provided by Salesforce, users can create entirely new custom tabs depending on their Edition.
- In Enterprise, Unlimited, Performance, and Developer Edition organizations, you can override the tab home page that is displayed when a user clicks a standard, custom, or external object tab. For more information, see Override Standard Buttons and Tab Home Pages.
