Rename a section in a Crystal Report in Visual Studio 2010 - c#

I have a Crystal Report in Visual Studio 2010. It looks like this:
I would like it too look like this:
How do I change the name of the section from ReportFooterSection1 to Section4?
Unfortunately the Section Expert has no option for renaming a section.
The .cs code that is associated with the *.rpt file does expose the section name and I can change it; unfortunately, when I reopen the .rpt file my changes are lost.

Open the .rpt file.
Open the Properties Window. (View > Properties Window).
Click the section to rename.
Rename it.

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I have same problem, and I able to resolve it by these steps:
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Select Preview reference changes
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