Have you asked yourself the question: How do I remove the ‘title column’ from a Sharepoint list? It can be annoying trying to figure out how to remove this column from default lists. Often, site admins want their audiences to click on “New Item” in a Sharepoint list and not have to fill out the default ‘Title’ column content type. I will show you how to remove this from the view.
- To begin we see in our example SharePoint list view there is no “Title” column in our default view. If there is, and you want it gone simply modify the view and uncheck the option box pertaining to the “Title” column. Here is how my sample list looks, yours may look different:
- The columns are all displaying correctly in our view, but when we click to insert a new item we see:
- Now to hide the title column, whichever order it is in we will go back to our list by either clicking the back button in our browser or using the breadcrumbs at the top of the page. Once in our list window, click the Settings tab and click List Settings.
- Now from the List Settings page select Advanced Settings under the General Settings Section
- Let’s specify to allow the management of content types on this list by selecting the Yes option button and clicking the Ok button to apply our modification.
- By allowing management of content types we are now allowed to specify what items will be seen in the “Item”. For this tutorial we want to change the “Title” Column. Do this by clicking on the “Item” link in the Content Types section that is now available thanks to our previous modification.
- In the Item content type you can see all the columns presented when a user wants to add a new list entry. The Title column is marked as required in this instance.
To change this click on the name “Title” link and change the Column Setting to Hidden.
Click the OK button to apply the changes and navigation back to your list and add a new entry. You should now see that the “Title” column is hidden from view.
Important Notes: Changing the “Title” column name or field type is NOT recommended. The title column is included by default, and tampering with the field will just cause you headaches. Keep the field as it is and just hide it like I just showed you and remove it from any default views.
Also: it is best practice to not leave the the option to manage content types selected. You can change this to “No” and the title column will still be hidden in the form.
Thanks for post, but somehow I have next issue:
If i create document library with one (or more) required fields, from site columns, title is always showing up (in new document), doesn’t matter what I do.
If I check Title as: required, it is required. If i check optional, it is showing as optional. If I check hidden – it is showing as optional again! Any idea?
brano
4 Nov 09 at 5:07 pm
That’s strange! If I understand you correctly, the column should be hidden if you have have “Allow management of content types” selected as Yes within that document library’s settings. Hope this helps! Thanks for the comment
Devin Walker
4 Nov 09 at 6:42 pm
Very helpful tips on how to remove Title from the user form. Thakns a lot!
However, I had had user Alert on that list.
Now that Title is blank and hidden the Alert email shows following:
“Item ID15 has been added
Modify my alert settings:View Item ID15:View …”
This ID can be annoying to users. Is there any way to get rid of that in the email alert?
VJ
1 Dec 09 at 9:34 pm
That’s interesting, I’ve yet to hear this one before but it makes sense. Hmm, how is the alert email being sent out? Is there a way you can edit the email text using SharePoint Designer? Let me know.
Devin
Devin Walker
2 Dec 09 at 12:13 am
Thanks….it resolved my issue
Pranay Jaiswal
2 Dec 09 at 5:12 pm
This is a great post. I have a request to show the Item ID after a list item is created. I tryed your solution above but I don’t see the ID field. Is it possible to show the Item ID without using SharePoint Designer?
Vonnie
21 Dec 09 at 2:51 pm
Yes, you can add the column by navigating to your list, click Settings > List Settings. Once on the Customize List page there should be a Columns section and below that Add from existing site columns. Click that link and add the Item ID column to the view. Let me know if this works for you!
Devin Walker
21 Dec 09 at 3:09 pm
I had tried that too. There is no field Item ID or ID.
Thanks
Vonnie
Vonnie
21 Dec 09 at 3:16 pm
Hmm, perhaps I’m not understanding the purpose of this column. I thought it was a standard column already included. If that’s not the case you will have to create a new column to capture that data. Let me know if that works, otherwise shoot me an email and we can further troubleshoot. :]
Devin Walker
21 Dec 09 at 3:26 pm
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2 Jan 10 at 11:06 pm
Thanks, this was perfect. I was starting to pull my hair out trying to get rid of that field.
Michael
21 Jan 10 at 1:08 pm
very good , I search so long , thank you in advance !
tomo
22 Feb 10 at 9:28 pm
You know, I searched a lot for this, thank you so much for posting this…
Sharepoint is such a pain the ass
New
25 Feb 10 at 8:50 am
Very useful, thanks!
Bfromb
8 Mar 10 at 5:56 am
my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with
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8 Mar 10 at 9:19 am