Adding a column

Columns in lists define the nature and type of information that is stored in those lists. We briefly saw how to create new columns on a custom list as part of the Creating a list recipe in Chapter 2, Introduction to SharePoint Online.

In this recipe, we'll see how to add a new column to the Marketing Announcements list that we just created. We will add a new Announcement Start Date column to the list. We will then discuss some more advanced concepts around column creation in the sections to follow.

Getting ready

You will needEdit, Design, or Full Control permissionsin your site to be able to add columns to your list.

How to do it...

To add a new column to your list:

1. Browse to the list for which you would like to add the new column.
2. Click Add column to see a list of the types of columns that you can add to the list.
3. Click Date to create a column that lets you store dates or date...