Create a List With Add, Edit and Delete List Items in SharePoint 2013

In this article I would like to explain to create a custom list, and add, edit, delete the items in list.

Step 1: Click the settings menu near User account (System Account) the following popup will appear. In that item details click the Site contents.

Step 2: The following site contents page will appear. Click add an app menu.

Step 3: In Your Apps page click the Custom List menu.

Step 4: The following popup will show. Enter the list name and click the create button.

List will be created and it shows under the site contents page like below image.

List created

Once we click the “Employees” menu, the list will be display like under image.

list display

Create a column in SharePoint List

Step 1: Click the create column under the List ribbon.

Step 2: The following popup will appear. In that popup give a column name and select the data type and click the create button like following images.

column name and select the data type

The created column will be shown by following.

Add a New Item in SharePoint List

There are two ways to add a list item in SharePoint list.

Way 1: To click the new item link.

Way 2: Click the New item menu under the ITEMS ribbon bar.

Give a details and click the save button. The items will be stored in Employees List.

Save the details
stored in Employees List

Edit a list items

Three methods to edit a list items in SharePoint.

Way 1: To click the edit button.

edit List
Edit an Item and click the stop editing button.

Way 2: Check the item in your list which you want to edit. Click the Edit Item menu under the Items ribbon bar.

Change the item and click the save button, the item will be saved in list.

Way 3: Check the item in your list which you want to edit and click the open Menu (dotted lines). Popup will show by following and click the edit item.

View edit item
Display Edit Item
Display edit items
Delete a list item in SharePoint List

To delete a list items in two ways.

Way 1: Check the item in your list which you want to delete. Click a Delete item from Items ribbon bar.

delete
Click ok button to delete the item.

Display Deleted item

Way 2: Check the item in your list which you want to delete. Click the open Menu (dotted lines). Popup will show by following and click the delete item.

item in your list to delete
Popup to delete item
List after delete item
Summary

In this article we have explored to create a list, add, edit and delete the list item in SharePoint 2013 at high level.