About views

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Views make it quick and easy to see list information in a variety of ways. Besides using views in lists (such as Announcements, Contacts, and so on), you can use them in document libraries and discussion boards. 

When you create a view, a hyperlink that displays the view is added to the view bar on the page that displays the list. An indicator Cc768268.curview(en-us,TechNet.10).gif marks the active view, as shown:

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You can create as many views as you want for any list, document library, or discussion board. When you create a view, all the members of your team can use it. 

You can create custom views to do one or a combination of the following:

  • Filter by a set of criteria

  • Sort in a particular order

  • Hide or show columns 

For example, rather than applying the same filter every time you go to a particular list, you can create a view that stores the filter. Then, to see the filtered information, you click the hyperlink that displays the view you created. You can even make your new view the default view, so that when team members go to the page that displays a list, they automatically see the filtered information.