In this post, we will learn how to remove Project Name description in PDP in Project Server 2016 as well as Project Server 2013.
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Remove Project Name Description in PDP in Project Server 2016
In Project Server 2016, when creating a new project, the default Project Detail Page will be opened as shown below:

But I need to Remove the field description “Specify a name for the Enterprise Project” statement under the Project Name field in the Basic Info Web Part inside the Project Details Page to look like the below:

In PWA setting > Enterprise Custom fields, I can easily delete or change the field description for the Enterprise Custom fields that I have already created. but I can’t find anyway to remove the field description for the built-in fields like Project Name in Project Server.
So that, here we will provide a simple workaround to remove Project Name description in PDP in Project Server 2016 as well as Project Server 2013.
Hide “Specify a name for the Enterprise Project” in Project Server
Steps
- Open your PWA instance > PWA Settings.

- Below Workflow and Project Detail Pages > Click on Project Detail Pages.

- Click on Project Information Project Detail Pages.

- Use Developer Tools (F12) to select the Project Name field description.
- Select the Project Name field description, check its class name that is “ms-textXSmall“

- Edit PDP.

- Add Script Editor.

- Click Edit Snippet.

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- Paste the following style
.ms-textXSmall {
font-size: 0px !important;
}

- Stop editing & review the PDP, The description text under project name field should be removed now.

Applies To
- Project Server 2016.
- Project Server 2013.
- Project Server 2010.