SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 10

Configuring Libraries and Lists

In This Chapter

Finding list settings

Configuring General settings for lists and libraries

Setting unique permissions at the library/list and document level

I introduce document libraries and lists in Chapters 2 and 3, respectively. In the next chapter, I show you how to create your own custom lists. In this chapter, I show you how to control when documents are visible to others, who can edit another user’s list items, and even how to limit site visitors’ access to a specific library. These are all examples of configuration options in a library or list.

SharePoint 2010 has expanded on the library/list configuration options available previously. I remember learning all the new 2007 settings that I now use every day! Validation settings, Ratings settings, and Forms settings (for lists) are some of the new configuration options in 2010.

You need to be a site owner to perform the configuration options that I describe in this chapter. Don’t let all that control go to your head, however. Sometimes having a document library that’s configured too tightly can make your users find creative ways to get around the restrictions, if they don’t deem them ...