About - Creating a New View

Before creating a view, select a view format or start with an existing view. The All Items view is in the Standard View format.

Getting Here - Creating a New View

There are three options for getting to the Create View page. Open your list from the All Site Content page to load the administrator view:

1. Open the Settings menu on the List Toolbar. Select List Setting to load the List/Library Settings. Go to the Views section and click on Create view.
2. Open the Settings menu on the List Toolbar. Select Create View.
3. Open the View menu on the List Toolbar and select Create View.

How-To

Create a New View

Name Expand Enter a name for your view, a descriptive name can be useful in a list that might eventually contain many views > tick 'Make this the default view' if you want this to be the view users see when they open the list Image Modified	Audience Expand Select if you would like other to see the view  Image Modified
Columns Expand You can choose which columns from the list you'd like to include in the view by ticking the 'display' box > decide which order you'd like the columns to appear by stating which position you'd like them to appear in from the left  Image Modified	Sort Expand You can choose how the data is sorted by filtering specific columns. For example you may want to order by Date descending or you may want the view to be ordered by individuals names in alphabetical order. Image Modified
Filter Expand You can also filter a view which is useful when dealing with thousands of pieces of data. This feature could be used to filter active individuals only for example Image Modified

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Create a View from an Existing View

1. Follow the Getting Here instructions.
2. Below the 'Choose a view format' header and under the 'Start from an existing view' header you will see a list of existing views to choose from
3. Select a view
4. Modify the view settings, which will vary depending on the view format.
5. Click OK to save and finish.

Modify a View

You can get here in two ways:

1. Open any list or library from the All Site Content page. Go to Settings > List Settings (or Document Library Settings). Scroll down to the Views section. Select a view and click to open the settings page.
2. Open the list from the All Site Content page to load the administrator view. Open the View menu on the List Toolbar and select Modify this View.

Once you've made your changes,  click OK to save.

Set a Default View

1. Getting here: Open any list or library from the All Site Content page. Go to Settings > List Settings (or Document Library Settings). Scroll down to the Views section.
2. Select a view and click to open the settings page.
3. Check the box Make this the default view. Note: this option is not available for the current default view.

See Also

View Formats

Modify a View

Lists/Library Settings - Views 

Create a Standard or Datasheet View 

Create a Calendar View 

Create a Gantt View