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Appendix . Windows SharePoint Services User Rights

In Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, access to sites is controlled through a rolebased membership system based on site groups. Site groups specify what rights users have on a SharePoint site. These rights determine what specific actions users can perform on the site.

The following table lists all SharePoint Services user rights, their associated permissions, and groups that include these rights by default.

Right	Permissions	Groups included by default
Add and Customize Pages	Create pages for a Web site	Web Designer, Administrator
Add Items	Add items to lists or add documents to document libraries	Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Add/Remove Private Web Parts	Add and remove Web Parts to personalize ...