# Renaming a graph on a CloudWatch dashboard
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You can change the default name that CloudWatch assigns to a graph on your dashboard.

**To rename a graph on a dashboard**

1. Open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Dashboards**, and then choose a dashboard.

1. Hover over the title of the graph and choose **Widget actions** and **Edit**.

1. On the **Edit graph** screen, near the top, choose the title of the graph.

1. For **Title**, enter a new name and choose **Ok** (check mark). In the lower-right corner of the **Edit graph** screen, choose **Update widget**.