Microsoft SharePoint 2016 Step by Step

Appendix A. SharePoint 2016 user permissions and permission levels

Microsoft SharePoint 2016 includes 33 user permissions that determine specific actions that users can perform on a SharePoint site. Permissions are grouped into permission levels. A permission level is a named collection of permissions that can be assigned to SharePoint users and groups.

Every SharePoint 2016 site provides a few default permission levels. For example, seven default permission levels are available on every team site: View Only, Read, Contribute, Edit, Design, Full Control, and Limited Access. When your site is based on a site template other than the team site template, additional default SharePoint permission levels might be available on your site. For example, ...