SharePoint 2010 for Project Management, 2nd Edition

Creating SharePoint Lists

There are two types of lists: standard, out-of-the-box SharePoint lists, and custom lists. The process of creating these lists is similar, but when creating custom lists, you must define the specific columns. Before you create any type of list, make sure you have the appropriate permissions to do so. By default, if you have the permissions required to create a SharePoint site (as you did in Chapter 2), you should have the permissions required to create lists.

Here are the basic steps to create a SharePoint list:

1. From an existing SharePoint site, click Site Actions→More Options.

2. Select List from the “Filter By:” types list in the left sidebar, and then select the type of list you would like to create (for example, Announcements, Calendar, Contacts, or Custom). If you select Custom, you will need to click the More Options button to configure your custom list.

3. Once created, if necessary, specify custom settings for:

   Custom Columns

   In the List Tools, List ribbon, select Create Column.

   Custom Views

   In the List Tools, List ribbon, select Create View.

1. To update list settings, in the List Tools, List ribbon, select List Settings (see Figure 3-13).

   

   Figure 3-13. A List Settings page