SharePoint Roles & Responsibilities

Modified on Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 10:18 AM

SharePoint Roles & Permission Levels

SharePoint offers default and custom permission levels to better manage user roles on specific sites. Below is a breakdown of common out-of-the-box permission levels and their intended roles.

Permission Level	Role
Visitors	Read and download site content Browse site content Search site content Request higher access level
Members	All rights and responsibilities of the above role Create and edit site content No access to any secure areas of the site
Owners	All rights and responsibilities of the above roles Administer permissions

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