Answers.Body: <p>There was a <a href="https://civicrm.org/blogs/dalin/removing-fields-civicrm" rel="nofollow">blog</a> sometime ago by Dalin that had a fairly in depth recipe if you want to take a look and see if that helps you make some progress. There is no option to do this through the UI - though it comes up reasonably often.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am looking to remove some of the fields from the main contacts form - example Nickname, source etc. etc. - I am having a tough time finding the relevant information in Civicrm documentation and the only thing I find is display preferences which doesn't give me an option to disable fields</p>
  
  <p>Any help will be appreciated </p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
Tags: <contacts><summaryfields>
Title: Customize contacts screen to remove some fields
ThreadText: # Customize contacts screen to remove some fields
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-03)
  
  I am looking to remove some of the fields from the main contacts form - example Nickname, source etc. etc. - I am having a tough time finding the relevant information in Civicrm documentation and the only thing I find is display preferences which doesn't give me an option to disable fields
  
  Any help will be appreciated
  
  Thanks
  
  **Tags:** contacts, summaryfields
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-03. Score: 2
  
  There was a [blog](https://civicrm.org/blogs/dalin/removing-fields-civicrm) sometime ago by Dalin that had a fairly in depth recipe if you want to take a look and see if that helps you make some progress. There is no option to do this through the UI - though it comes up reasonably often.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks the blog post seems to have been deleted and I can't find a copy online  
  > **username_1**: I don't know what you mean. that link works for me  
  
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