# Naming Projects

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159 "2023-09-28T04:16:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/1 "2023-09-28T04:16:11Z")

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Has anyone else observed the lack of a cursor when naming a project? I’ve updated to iOS 17.0.1 and have the latest Shapr3D version. When I go to name a project, the keyboard does not show up, unless I force it to. But even then, the blinking cursor is missing. I’ve shared with Support already, so I’m asking if anyone else has observed this? If so, how did you resolve it?

Thank you, McD

[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/2 "2023-09-28T04:34:12Z")

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Hey McD,  
I too _do not get a blinking cursor_ when naming a project.  
Unlike your experience, the keyboard _does_ show up for me. I just took it off the Magic Keyboard to test if that makes a difference. (Shouldn’t matter but…). The cursor is missing in this case also.  
Using current Beta 5.470.0.5817 #4944246c  
iPadOS 17.0.1 (21A340)

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/3 "2023-09-28T05:07:30Z")

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Bob, wow! Thank you for sharing this. I’m not on Shapr3D beta either. So I’m curious if it’s 17.0.1? Perhaps there’s some setting the new iOS has, which has made my keyboard not pop up automatically. McD

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/4 "2023-09-28T07:09:20Z")

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Seems to be an iPadOS 17 issue, we are investigating if we can do something about it, or Apple has to fix it. There are newer versions rolling out, 17.0.2 is already released, and 17.1 is also coming soon, it might fix the problem, so I suggest keep updating the OS when a new version is available.

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/5 "2023-09-28T13:00:39Z")

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No cursor in 17.0.2 when **creating** name. There is a cursor when **changing** name. I will pay more attention in other apps for this issue, but it hasn’t annoyed me previously. A text box in the App Store to search _does_ have the cursor.

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/6 "2023-09-30T20:54:24Z")

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More weird behavior. When exporting a 3mf file, the key combination ⌘A works only if nothing in the text field is selected. If something is selected, that key combination does not work, however the ⌘W combination does. (Both in standard and beta)

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/7 "2023-10-27T07:19:52Z")

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Hi Tom,  
It looks like iPadOS 17.1 has improved this. The quirks for renaming projects seem to be gone. For new, “untitled projects” the cursor is still not visible when you go to that field.

When entering the name field on the projects/recents screen it looks like the behavior is to “select all,” and in the untitled projects, there is nothing to select.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/8 "2024-10-30T15:43:37Z")

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I would like to name the project within the project. Dont want to open a new thread for this in case I just can not see where to name the project within the project.

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**Author:** ![BKE](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bke/32/31690_2.png) [@BKE](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKE)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/9 "2024-10-30T19:24:54Z")

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Click the cloud icon top left.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/10 "2024-10-30T19:41:47Z")

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Thanks, well hidden and its not even easter. 😀

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/11 "2024-10-30T21:13:20Z")

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It’s only not obvious on iPad because of the lack of window menus. On Windows or macOS, the option is in the “File” menu.

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**Author:** ![BKE](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bke/32/31690_2.png) [@BKE](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKE)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/12 "2024-10-30T22:22:29Z")

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> [@TheBum](#):
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> On Windows or macOS, the option is in the “File” menu

(_And_ in the ‘cloud’)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-projects/28159/13 "2024-10-31T15:25:19Z")

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The intuitive way to name it would be a click on “untitled project” not the cloud symbol. Just saying no biggie.