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Creating and Modifying Columns in a Custom List

Once you have created a custom list, or even if you want to extend some of the default lists SharePoint creates, you can modify it to include the type of information you want the data to contain. For example, you may have a Contacts list that contains phone numbers, addresses, and so on, but you also want it to include a picture of the individuals or maybe even their employee IDs. To add in these extra fields to the data, you need to add “columns” of metadata. SharePoint allows you to create multiple types of columns. For more information on the types of columns, see Lesson 9, “Introduction to Metadata.”

To add a column of data to an existing list, follow the procedure outlined here:

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