# Replace “Add New Item” Link Text to Different Link Text SharePoint 2010

- Link: https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/2015/05/05/replace-add-new-item-link-text-different-link-text-sharepoint-2010/
- Published: 2015-05-05T09:19:38+05:30
- Author: Deviprasad Panda

This article explore to  user’s requirement is to change “Add New Item” link 
text to ” Different Link text”, so that it will be more meaningful on list.

This article explore to  user’s requirement is to change “Add New Item” link text
to ” Different Link text”, so that it will be more meaningful on list.

By default the “Add new item” appears like below:

[⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉[

change add new item text sharepoint

Follow below steps to change the text:

 1. Go to the target page >> Site actions>> Edit Page
 2. Insert a CEWP just below the list view web part.
 3. Place the cursor in CEWP, Click on “Edit HTML Source” link from HTML Ribbon Item’s
    drop down menu. check fig below:

[⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉[

change add new item text SharePoint

**4.** In Content Editor web part enter the script:
    document.getElementById(“
idHomePageNewItem”).innerHTML=”Add New InterviewTracker”

 1. Save the page! see the result in action, it will appear like below:

[⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉⌊change add new item text sharepoint⌉[

change add new item text sharepoint

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