SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide

Creating Lists

In SharePoint, just about everything is either organized as or displayed in lists. In addition to the default lists, you can create your own customized lists to meet your requirements and even create lists based on Excel spreadsheet data. This section of the chapter shows you the different ways in which you can make and modify lists.

Creating a List Using a List Template

Creating a list from a template is a very similar process to creating a Site or Workspace from a template:

1. Either click Site Actions and select Create from the menu or click View All Site Content and click Create.

2. Start creating a list by doing one of the following:

   • Click a list type under Communications.

   • Click a list type under Tracking (see Figure 14-1).

3. Type the name of your list in the Name field.

4. Type a brief description of your list in the Description field.

5. If you want a link to your list placed in Quick Launch, click Yes under Navigation. Remember, you can click on View All Site Content to view all lists.

   

   Figure 14-1. Opening a list template

   Tip

   For some lists, an Email section will appear. If you want users to send content to the list from their email clients, click Yes under "Enable this list to receive email," and then add the email address to the list.

   For some lists, an Email notification section will appear. If you want to send email notifications from the list when list items are assigned to users, ...