I'm basically trying to make some changes to a sharepoint site and am going through some books but I keep reading the term "list" but in not a programming light and it is never defined. Please can someone give a simple answer to what lists are in sharepoint 2007. Is it simply a listing of documents of certain type or is it more than that? thanks, mystic x hobo

A list of documents in SharePoint terminology would be a "Library". A list is just a list of items that contain the same type of information. For example, a calendar is just a list of Event items that are displayed in a calendar form. Each event would have a title, start Date, stop Date, description, etc. A collection of Event items stored together are stored in a "List". You can have lists of Events, announcements, tasks, etc.Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP Senior Solutions Architect: BlueChip Consulting Group Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog Twitter: Follow @pstork Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if this solves your problem.

thanks. this answers my question. if you dont mind would you answer another question: how do you create these lists by hand? can it be done in sharepoint designer?

Lists are introduced in this Online documentation from Microsoft: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-sharepoint-services-help/introduction-to-lists-HA010024274.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-designer-help/create-a-custom-list-form-HA010119111.aspxThanks & Regards, Kamlesh | Blog | Twitter | Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

It can be done in either SharePoint Designer or just using the Web interface. Here's an article on how to create a list. http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint-server-help/create-a-list-HA010099248.aspxPaul Stork SharePoint Server MVP Senior Solutions Architect: BlueChip Consulting Group Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog Twitter: Follow @pstork Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if this solves your problem.