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Chapter 5. Introduction to Lists > Create a Custom List
5.13. Create a Custom List
To create your own list from scratch, you can either import a spreadsheet from Excel or you can create a standard list and set up the fields yourself before adding data. My example will show you the more difficult one of the two: how to create a custom standard list. Creating a list has at least two steps. First you create the list, then you create the fields for the list. You will need to create the fields from scratch, unless you use site columns. It's at this point you begin to see the true value of site columns.
Go to Create on the Site Action Menu.
On the Create page that appears, select Custom List in the Custom Lists category. The New list page has only two sections (Figure 5.96) which should look familiar to you if you've created a list from a template before: Name and Description and Navigation. In the Name and Description fields, enter the data pertinent to this list. Remember to keep the Name for the list short because it will be part of the Web address for the list and its views. For Navigation, leve the default of displaying the list on the Quick Launch bar.
Figure 5.96. Creating a new custom list
In this case, let's call this list Sales and leave the description blank (you can always change it later by going into the list's settings and selecting Title, description, and navigation).
For Navigation, leave the default and ensure that this list will have a link to it in the Quick Launch bar.
To complete the custom list creation, click Create.
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