How to Manage Permissions for a List, Library, Folder or Document Item in SharePoint

  • Login to the SharePoint 2013 site as an administrator.
  • Navigate to the list, library, folder or document item for which you want to assign a unique permissions.
  • In the Library tab click on Shared With button in the Settings section (If you want to manage permissions for a folder or documents, select this folder or item and click on Shared With button in the Files tab).
  • In the Shared With window click on Advanced.
  • Click on Stop Inheriting Permissions in the Inheritance section to create unique permissions for a library (list, folder or document item).
  • Click OK in the dialog box appeared.
    • Click on Grant Permissions.
  • Enter the email address as username of a user for whom you want to grant permissions in the Invite people box and click on Show Options.
  • Select a permissions level for this user from the drop-down menu.
  • Click on Share.
  • Now you can see that this user has been granted unique permissions for this library (list, folder or document item).

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