Sharepoint Online Permission Levels

Sharepoint Online Permission Levels

The following permission levels are available in Sharepoint Online.

Permission level

Description

Permissions included by default

View Only

Enables users to view application pages. The View Only permission level is used for the Excel Services Viewers group.

View Application Pages

View Items

View Versions

Create Alerts

Use Self Service Site Creation

View Pages

Browse User Information

Use Remote Interfaces

Use Client Integration Features

Open

Limited Access

Enables users to access shared resources and a specific asset. Limited Access is designed to be combined with fine-grained permissions to enable users to access a specific list, document library, folder, list item, or document, without enabling them to access the whole site. Limited Access cannot be edited or deleted. Note: when sharing a link to a document with all users in your organization, SharePoint will assign the Limited Access permission via a group name "Limited Access System Group" that is applied the first time a user accesses the resource who does not otherwise have permission via the link

View Application Pages

Browse User Information

Use Remote Interfaces

Use Client Integration Features

Open

Read

Enables users to view pages and list items, and to download documents.

Limited Access permissions, plus:

View Items

Open Items

View Versions

Create Alerts

Use Self-Service Site Creation

View Pages

Contribute

Enables users to manage personal views, edit items and user information, delete versions in existing lists and document libraries, and add, remove, and update personal Web Parts.

Read permissions, plus:

Add Items

Edit Items

Delete Items

Delete Versions

Browse Directories

Edit Personal User Information

Manage Personal Views

Add/Remove Personal Web Parts

Update Personal Web Parts

Edit

Enables users to manage lists.

Contribute permissions, plus:

Manage Lists

Design

Enables users to view, add, update, delete, approve, and customize items or pages in the website.

Edit permissions, plus:

Add and Customize Pages

Apply Themes and Borders

Apply Style Sheets

Override List Behaviors

Approve Items

Full Control

Enables users to have full control of the website.

All permissions


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