Create/Manage Permissions Levels

You can refine your security settings by creating unique permission levels that are more specific to your needs. When you create a permission level, you can select from a very granular set of individual rights. These rights are grouped at the List, Site and Personal level.

List Permissions

Permissions	Rights
Manage Lists	Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.
Override Check Out	Discard or check in a document which is checked out to another user.
Add Items	Add items to lists, add documents to document libraries, and add Web discussion comments.
Edit Items	Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, edit Web discussion comments in documents, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items	Delete items from a list, documents from a document library, and Web discussion comments in documents.
View Items	View items in lists, documents in document libraries, and view Web discussion comments
Approve Items	Approve a minor version of a list item or document.
Open Items	View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions	View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions	Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Versions	Create e-mail alerts.
View Application Pages	View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.

Site Permissions

Permissions	Rights
Manage Permissions	Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.
View Web Analytics Data	View reports on Web site usage
Create Subsites	Create subsites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.
Manage Web Site	Grants the ability to perform all administration tasks for the Web site as well as manage content.
Add and Customize Pages	Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web Part Pages, and edit the Web site using a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible editor.
Apply Themes and Borders	Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.
Apply StyleSheets	Apply a stylesheet (.CSS file) to the Web site.
Create Groups	Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.
Browse Directories	Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
View Pages	View pages in a Web site.
Enumerate Permissions	Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.
Browse User Information	View information about the users of the Web site.
Manage Alerts	Manage alerts for all users of the Web site.
Use Remote Interfaces	Use SOAP, Web DAV, or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features	Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open	Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information	Allows a user to change his or her user information, such as adding a picture.

Personal Permissions

Permission	Right
Manage Personal Views	Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts	Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
Update Personal Web Parts	Update Web Parts to display personalized information.