Permission levels in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint has have default permission level in it where we can make use of those permissions for the security purpose. You can find these permission levels inside SharePoint by navigate to site settings page.

Site Actions --> Site Settings --> Users and Permissions --> Site Permissions

From the ribbon click on the permission levels you will find the permission levels

Here the details:

Permission Level	Description
Full Control	Has full control.
Design	Can view, add, update, delete, approve, and customize view and Pages
Contribute	Can view, add, update, and delete list items and documents.
Read	Can view pages and list items and download documents.
Limited Access	Can view specific lists, document libraries, list items, folders, or documents when given permissions.
View only	Can view pages, list items, and documents. Document types with server-side file handlers can be viewed in the browser but not downloaded.
Approve	Can edit and approve pages, list items, and documents.
Manage Hierarchy	Can create sites and edit pages, list items, and documents.
Restricted Read	Can view pages and documents, but cannot view historical versions or user permissions.

Happy Reading :)

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