Adding List Items : Page 2

Adding List Items

To add items to the list that you have created, follow these steps.

1. Click on New → New Item on the Sample list you have just created. You'll see a New Item screen (see Figure 8).

   
   
   
   Figure 8. Specifying New List Item Details: Fill in this page to enter the details for a new list item, and then click OK.
   
   
   
   Figure 9. List Items (Tasks) Created for the Sample List: The figure shows the two new items created for the Sample list.
2. Enter a Title, Priority, Status and the "% Complete" information requested.
3. Fill in the "Assigned To," Start Date, and Due Date fields.
4. Click on OK to save the new list item.

Repeat the preceding steps to create additional items. When you've finished adding items, go back to the Sample list page to see how the tasks get displayed (see Figure 9).

Adding a New Column

You're not limited to the default columns; you can also create custom columns by following these steps:

1. Click on List Settings (see Figure 10).




Figure 10. Create a Custom Column: Use the List Settings menu item to create a custom column for the Sample list.



Figure 11. Column Details: The figure shows the interface for specifying custom column details.
2. Click on "Modify settings and columns."
3. Click on the "Add a new column" option.
4. Specify the column Name and Type (see Figure 11).
5. Select the "Drop-Down Menu" item from the "Display choices using" section
6. Ensure that "Add to default view" is selected.
7. Click OK to create the new column.

If you now edit one of the tasks you created earlier, you'll see the new column (see Figure 12), and can specify the "Task Category" for those tasks.

Figure 12. Editing Items: The figure shows the process of editing an existing item with the added "Task Category" custom column.

Figure 13. Specifying the Task Category: Note how the Task Category field has changed for the second item in the list.

After updating the tasks, you can see the change in the List page (the last column in Figure 13).