It is sometimes necessary to insert a “New Item” form on a page and only display select input fields.

This can be done by following the steps listed below in SharePoint Designer 2010.

1. In SharePoint designer, open the site that contains the list or survey that is to be used.
2. Open the page where you would like to add the “New Item” form.
3. In the Ribbon  select “Insert > New Item Form > then select your list or survey (or select more data sources) > select New item form” radio button
4. Click in the new Web Part and on the “Data View Tools” Ribbon tab click “Options > Add/Remove Columns“
5. Remove unwanted and add additionally required columns. Based on the list or survey properties, ensure that all the required fields are added or an error will be generated when a person tries to save the New Item.
6. save the page and have fun.