Rights Description Default Group Assignment
List rights
Manage list permissions Grant, deny, or change user permissions to a list. Administrator
Manage lists Approve content in lists; add or remove columns in a list; and add or remove public views of a list. Web Designer, Administrator
Cancel checkout Check in a document without saving the current changes. Web Designer, Administrator
Add items Add items to lists; add documents to document libraries; and add Web discussion comments. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Edit items Edit items in lists; edit documents in document libraries; edit Web discussion comments in documents; and customize Web part pages in document libraries. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Delete items Delete items from a list; delete documents from a document library; and delete Web discussion comments in documents. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
View items View items in a list; view documents in a document library; view Web discussion comments in documents; and set up e-mail alerts for lists. Reader, Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
 
Site rights
Manage site groups Create, change, and delete site groups, including adding users to the site groups and specifying which rights are assigned to a site group. Administrator
View usage data View reports on Web site usage. Administrator
Create sites and workspaces Create sites such as team sites, meeting workspace sites, and document workspace sites. Reader, Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Manage Web site Grants the ability to perform all administration tasks for the Web sites as well as manage content and permissions. Administrator
Add and customize pages Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web part pages, and edit the Web site using a WSPS-compatible editor. Web Designer, Administrator
Apply themes and borders Apply a theme or border to the entire Web site. Web Designer, Administrator
Apply style sheets Apply a style sheet to the Web site. Web Designer, Administrator
Browse directories Browse directories in a Web site. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
View pages View pages in a Web site. Reader, Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Self-service site creation Create a top-level site if self-service site creation is enabled. Reader, Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
 
Personal rights
Manage personal views Create, edit, and delete personal views of lists. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Add/remove private Web parts Add or remove private Web parts on a Web part page. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Update personal Web parts Update Web parts to display personalized information. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator
Create cross-site groups Create a group of users who can be granted access to any site within the site collection. Contributor, Web Designer, Administrator

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