Permissions

List permissions

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions
Manage Lists	Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.	View Items, View Pages, Open, Manage Personal Views
Override Check-Out	Discard or check in a document which is checked out to another user.	View Items, View Pages, Open
Add Items	Add items to lists, add documents to document libraries, and add Web discussion comments.	View Items, View Pages, Open
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.	View Items, View Pages, Open
Delete Items	Delete items from a list, documents from a document library, and Web discussion comments in documents.	View Items, View Pages, Open
View Items	View items in lists, documents in document libraries, and Web discussion comments.	View Pages, Open
Approve Items	Approve a minor version of a list item or document.	Edit Items, View Items, View Pages, Open
Open Items	View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.	View Items, View Pages, Open
View Versions	View past versions of a list item or document.	View Items, View Pages, Open
Delete Versions	Delete past versions of a list item or document.	View Items, View Versions, View Pages, Open
Create Alerts	Create e-mail alerts.	View Items, View Pages, Open
View Application Pages	View documents and views in a list or document library.	Open

Site permissions

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions
Manage Permissions	Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.	Approve Items, Enumerate Permissions, Open
View Usage Data	View reports on Web site usage.	Approve Items, Open
Create Subsites	Create subsites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.	View Pages, Open
Manage Web Site	Perform all administration tasks for the Web site as well as manage content.	View Pages, Open
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.	View Items, Browse Directories, View Pages, Open
Apply Themes and Borders	Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.	View Pages, Open
Apply Style Sheets	Apply a style sheet (.css file) to the Web site.	View Pages, Open
Create Groups	Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.	View Pages, Open
Browse Directories	Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using an interface such as SharePoint Designer or Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (Web DAV).	View Pages, Open
Use Self-Service Site Creation	Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.	View Pages, Open
View Pages	View pages in a Web site.	Open
Enumerate Permissions	Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.	View Items, Open Items, View Versions, Browse Directories, View Pages, Open
Browse User Information	View information about users of the Web site.	Open
Manage Alerts	Manage alerts for all users of the Web site	View Items, Create Alerts, View Pages, Open
Use Remote Interfaces	Use Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web DAV, or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.	Open
Open	Open a Web site, list, or folder to access items inside that container.	No dependent permissions
Edit Personal User Information	Allow a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.	Browse User Information, Open

Personal permissions

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions
Manage Personal Views	Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.	View Items, View Pages, Open
Add/Remove Private Web Parts	Add or remove private Web Parts on a Web Part Page.	View Items, View Pages, Open, Update Personal Web Parts
Update Personal Web Parts	Update Web Parts to display personalized information.