Create a document library

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

Create a custom document library

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Document Library.
2. Double-click New Document Library Wizard, and, in the wizard, click Next.
3. In the Name box, type a name for the document library, type a description in the Description box, and then click Next.
4. If you want to use an existing document as a template for all new files created in this document library, select the Use a template for new documents check box, and click Browse to locate the file. Then click Next.

   Note   If the template is not already in the web site, Microsoft FrontPage prompts you to make a copy of it in the current web site.

5. Click Add.
6. In the Field name box, type a name for a field to store custom properties for documents in this library.
7. In the Description box, type a description.
8. In the Information type list, select the type of information you want to store in this field, and then click Next.
9. Specify the settings you want for the information type you selected, and click Finish.
10. Repeat steps 5 through 9 for every custom property you want.
11. Click Next.
12. If you want to automate actions in this document library, set up rules for the library.

    How?

    1. Click Set up rules.
    2. In the Rules Wizard, click Add.
    3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
13. Click Finish.

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

Create a document library with no custom properties

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Document Library.
2. Click Document Library, and under Options, type a name for the document library in the Specify the name for the new document library box.
3. Click OK.

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

Create a document library with rules that automate document management

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Document Library.
2. Select one of the following templates:
   • To create backup copies of documents when they expire or when they're approved, click Document Library with Auto Backup.
   • To have documents expire after a certain amount of time, click Document Library with Expiration.
3. Under Options, type a name for the document library in the Specify the name for the new document library box.
4. Click OK.

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