LISTS AND LIBRARIES

Depending on the template or site defi nition used to create a SharePoint site, certain lists are automatically

created. Additional lists can be created by anyone with suffi cient permissions.

The list types available depend mainly on the edition of SharePoint installed (SharePoint Foundation versus SharePoint Server) and the features activated. You can also add additional list types by installing extensions to SharePoint created by yourself or third-parties.

Libraries

• Document Library :  A place for storing doceuments or other files that you waht to share. Document libraries allow folders, versioning and checkout.
• Picture Library: Picture libraries contain picture fi les and contain predefi ned views, which include thumbnail images, slideshows, and bulk download options.
• Slide Library: Create a slide library when you want to share slides from Microsoft PowerPoint, or a compatible applications. Slide libraries also provide special features for finding, managing, and resing slides.
• Wiki Page Library: Wiki libraries form the basis of SharePoint’s Wiki functionality. They support pages, images, and automatic generation of new pages from Wiki links.
• Report Library: A place where you can easily create and manage web pages and documents to track metrics, goals and business intelligence information.
• Form Library: Designed to hold XML files, each file representing the data in a single instance of a form, such as InfoPath (like status reports or purchase orders).
• Assest Library: Asset libraries are designed to store and manage rich media fi les, including images, audio clips, and videos.
• Data Connection Library: Where you can easily share files that contains information about external data connections.

List

• Announcements:  Alist of news items, statuses and other short bits of information.
• Calendar: A calendar of upcomming meetings, deadlines or the events. Calendar information can be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook or other compatable programs.
• Contacts:  Alist of people your team works with, like customers or partners. Contacts list can synchronize with Microsoft Outlook or other compatible programs.
• Discussion Board: A place to have newsgroup discussions. Discussion boards make it easy to manage discussions threads and can be configured to require approval for all posts.
• Links: A list of web pages or other resources.
• Tasks: A place for team or personal tasks.
• Issue Tracking: List of issues or problems associated with a project or items. you can assigne, prioritize and track issue status.
• Project Tasks: Place for team or personal tasks. Project tasks lists provide a Gantt Chart view and can be opened by Microsoft Project or other compatible programs.
• Status List: Place to track and display a set of goals. Colored icons display the degree to which the goals have been achieved.
• Custom List: A blank list to which you can add your own columns and views. Use this if none of the built-in list types are similar to the list you want to make.
• Custom List in Datasheet view: A blank list which displyed as a spreadsheet int order to allow easy data entry. you can add your own columns and views. This list type requires a compatible list datasheet ActiveX controls, such as the one provided in Microsoft Office.
• Import Spreadsheet:  Create a list which duplicates the columns and data of an existing spreadsheet. Importing a spreadsheet requires Microsoft Excel or another compatible program.
• External List: Create an external list to view the data in an External content type.
• Survey: A list of questions which you would like to have people answer. Surveys allow you to quickly create questions and view graphical summaries of the responses.

Write some of diffrence betweeb List and Libraries ?

Lists:

• Can have attachments
• Have major versions only
• Do not have Check-in/Check-out features

Libraries:

• Cannot have attachments (files are directly in the library)
• Have both minor (draft) and major (published) versioning
• Have Check-in/Check-Out
• Publishing Libraries can use Page Layouts
• Have Unique Document Ids out of the box

Types Of Lists / Libraries / Sites / Pages:

1. Blank and Custom
2. Collaboration
3. Communication
4. Content
5. Data
6. Meetings
7. Search
8. Tracking