[GIS] Renaming legend items in ArcGIS for Desktop

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Can someone please tell if it is possible to rename legend items in the map layout in ArcGIS for Desktop?

If yes, how can I do it?

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Several ways...
In the layer properties dialog on the general tab you can change the name and description.
In the table of contents select the name and click again. You will be able to type anything you want. You should also note that when in the legend if you select the layer and then the style button changing the style to layer name with label, heading with label, heading with label description. So on so forth... legend

also in the layer dialog

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There is no need to write any additional ArcPy for this. Simply use dynamic legends (which were added at ArcGIS 10.1) when you are authoring your maps.

The Map Extent Options allow you to control how eligible legend items interact with the current map extent. If the Only show classes that are visible in the current map extent check box is checked, a legend item class will only appear in the legend if a feature from that class is in the current extent. If no features from that legend item are in the current extent, the entire item will be removed from the legend.

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With the AddLayer method you cannot be more precise than "TOP" or "BOTTOM" as shown above.

However, if you use the InsertLayer method (ESRI Help Pages), you can specify a reference layer (or multiple reference layers) and add your new layer in reference to that.

import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\Project.mxd")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "County Maps")[0]
refLayer = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "Lakes", df)[0]
insertLayer = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"C:\Project\Data\Rivers.lyr")
arcpy.mapping.InsertLayer(df, refLayer, insertLayer, "BEFORE")
mxd.saveACopy(r"C:\Project\Project2.mxd")
del mxd, insertLayer

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