Creating a Custom Site Group

There may be certain occasions when the default site groups of Reader, Administrator, Web Designer, and Contributor do not provide the level of granularity you require for your site. Fortunately, SharePoint gives you the ability to create your own site group that you can add users to. The site group you create can include any of the following Rights:

• List rights

  • Manage List Permissions

  • Manage Lists

  • Cancel Check-Out

  • Add Items

  • Edit Items

  • Delete Items

  • View Items

• Site rights

  • Manage Site Groups

  • View Usage Data

  • Create Subsites

  • Manage Web Site

  • Add and Customize Pages

  • Apply Themes and Borders

  • Apply Style Sheets

  • Browse Directories

  • View Pages

• Personal rights

  • Manage Personal Views

  • Add/Remove Private Web Parts

  • Update Personal Web Parts

  • Create Cross-Site Groups

To create a custom site group, follow these steps:

1.	From the site home page, click Site Settings.
2.	Under the Administration section, click Go to Site Administration.
3.	Click Manage Site Groups.
4.	Click the Add a Site Group link.
5.	Type a name for the site group and a description.
6.	Enter the rights that members of the site group will have by checking the boxes, as shown in Figure 16.2. Figure 16.2. Creating a custom site group.
7.	Click the Create Site Group button at the bottom of the page.

Creating your own site groups gives you a much greater degree of flexibility when managing access to your site.