SharePoint: Hide unwanted column headers in List View

A lot of times when you add (Document, Announcements, etc.) library List Views to pages in SharePoint, they come with a bunch of unwanted column headers that waste space and look unsightly.

Googling the topic gives solutions that require modifying the main page (default.aspx), resulting in a page that deviates from the site definition, but this is not necessary. You can hide these columns by creating a new view for that library.

Steps:

1. Go to the library in question. In the top right corner, click "View" and select "Create View".

2. Give it a name and scroll down to the "Columns" section. Uncheck any column headers you want hidden. Modify any other options you want ("Order" maybe) and submit.

3. On the page in question, click "Site Actions" then "Edit Page", and then modify the shared web part in question. The first thing you'll see ("List Views") is what you need to change. Change the view to the one you just created and apply the changes. You're done.

It's kind of annoying because you have to do this for every library, but then again you would have to do the same if you choose to edit default.aspx instead.

Hope this helps.