Creating a list
A SharePoint list is a table-like container that stores information similar to an Excel spreadsheet or a database table. A key difference between Excel files or database tables and lists is that the information in lists is automatically shared with and available to other users that have access to those lists.
This recipe shows you how to create a new list from scratch. For illustrative purposes, we will use this list to store details of the products from our company’s product line. This list will contain the following columns to store the product information:
- Title
- Code Name
- Product Line
- Date Released
- Notes
Getting ready
You will need either Edit, Design, or Full Control permission on the site where you’d like to create the list. You will usually have this permission if you are part of the Site owners or Site members groups for the site where you would like to create the list.