Create an interactive list

Important   To create an interactive list, your web site must be on a server that is running SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.

Create a custom list

  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click List.
  2. Double-click New List Wizard, and in the wizard, click Next.
  3. In the Name box, type a name for the list, type a description in the Description box, and then click Next.
  4. Click Add.
  5. In the Field name box, type a name for a field.
  6. In the Description box, type a description.
  7. In the Information type list, select the type of information you want to store in this field, and then click Next.
  8. Specify the settings you want for the information type you selected, and click Finish.
  9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for every field you want to add.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Set the permission settings for this list.

    Note   These permission settings apply to site visitors who have explicit site-wide permission to read or edit content. If your web site can be accessed anonymously, these settings apply to anonymous users only if you grant them rights greater than the Browser role.

    How?

  12. Click Finish.

    A list folder List folder, containing forms for working with the list, is added to the folder list of your web site.

Create a list from a template

  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click List.
  2. Click the template you want, and under Options, in the Specify the name for the new list box, type a name for the list.
  3. Click OK.

    A list folder List folder, containing forms for working with the list, is added to the folder list of your web site.

Tip

You can create a new list based on an existing list by making a copy of an existing list folder. Any data in the list is copied to the new list.