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An interactive list is a framework that you design to enable site visitors to store and view information in your web site. For example, you could create an online sign-up sheet for an event, or you could create a list that allows you to add content to your web site remotely, via a Web browser.
Important To create a list, your web site must be on a server that is running SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.
When you create a list, a list folder is added to the folder list of your web site. The pages in this folder enable site visitors to add items to the list, edit and delete items, display items, create custom views, and modify the list.
Using commands on these pages, site visitors can copy a list to a SharePoint Team Services-compatible spreadsheet program, and also subscribe to be notified of changes to that list.
Note To copy a list to a spreadsheet, site visitors must have a SharePoint Team Services-compatible spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel 2002, installed.
Lists provide ways of entering and displaying data that is stored on your Web server. You can modify lists in Microsoft FrontPage, but FrontPage provides no tools for managing the data.
You can use the New List Wizard to create a list, or create a list based on the following templates:
Announcements
An announcements list provides a place to post information, such as bulletins. An announcements list is especially effective if you put it on the home page of your site.
Contacts
A contacts list is designed to store information such as name, telephone number, e-mail address, and street address. If site visitors have a SharePoint Team Services-compatible address book, such as Microsoft Outlook 2002 installed, they can copy contact information between their address book and the contacts list in your web site.
Events
An events list is designed to store information such as dates and location. If site visitors have a SharePoint Team Services-compatible calendar, such as Microsoft Outlook 2002 installed, they can copy items from the events list to their calendar.
Tasks
A tasks list is designed to store information such as priority, due date, and who a task is assigned to.
Links
A links list is designed to store hyperlinks to favorite web sites.
Discussion Boards
Discussion boards provide a forum for conversing about topics that interest your site visitors.