Can't delete on column

[noblehill]

Hello everyone! I'm new to SharePoint and I have small problem: I've created a calendar. I've renamed some of the column titles and added columns, too. The calendar works fine, but there is one unneeded column. I can't find a way to delete it. I have full administrative rights. It has been there since the beginning. It also is a field where information is required, so it's driving the users mad. I have tired removing the column in different views with no luck. Any ideas?

 

[wolvie3421]

Maybe rename that required field to something needed?

 

[Thomas2000]

Hi,

is it a column that you have created or is it one of the default columns that was setup by sharepoint? Some of the built-in columns, like Title etc, can't be deleted only renamed or hidden.

Easiest way might be to just hide it from the views, that is a simple task. Go do modify settings and columns for that calendar and in the views section click the default view (or what ever view you are using) and then you can just uncheck that column from the view and hide it, that way your users should not nave to fill it in or see it.

Cheers,
Thomas

http://www.thompa.se

 

[noblehill]

Thanks for your help, both of you. The problem child was indeed a default column. I was able to rename it, but I couldn't remove it. I got aroud the problem simply by using the column instead of a column I had created myself. Then of course the column I had created was not needed anymore and I was able to delete it. I hope I'll remember this next time.