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Site Groups

This is a good time to cover the very important topic of site groups because it is important for Site Administrators to control who has access to their site collections. A Site Administrator can specify who can perform which actions in the site by adding users to SharePoint site groups. Larger organizations may already have Active Directory groups created that can be added to site groups, which can be a great timesaver.

Here's a list of the standard site groups:

• Reader— Has read-only access to the site.

• Contributor— Can add content to existing document libraries and lists.

• Web Designer— Can create lists and document libraries and customize pages in the website.

• Administrator— Has full control of the website.

• Custom Site Group— A ...