Creating a Custom Sharepoint List

Apart from the default lists that Sharepoint provides, one can also create custom lists. These lists have one default column, ‘Title’ and additional columns can be created as required. Workflows can be associated to these lists and the workflows can be manually started or initiated automatically on item creation.

This article explains the steps required to create a custom list.

• Select Site Actions > Create
• Click ‘Custom List’
• Enter a descriptive ‘Name’ for the list
• Optionally, enter a ‘Description’
• Click ‘Yes’ to display the list on the ‘Quick Launch’ region
• Click <Create> button to create the list. This creates a basic list with a default column named ‘Title’. Add other columns as required.

Add Columns

• Select Settings > List Settings from the toolbar. Note that ‘Title’ column is defaulted. Click on ‘Title’ to change the heading if required
• To add a column click ‘Create Column’. One can also ‘Add from existing columns’
• Enter ‘Column Name’
• Select a suitable information type for the column – In this example, ‘Person or Group’ is checked as we intent to assign the item
• Complete appropriate ‘Additional Column Settings’ as required
• Click ‘OK’

This completes list creation steps.

What Next?

Create a workflow and associate with the custom list.

Refer to this article for setting workflows.

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