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Lists and Libraries
As we learned in Chapter 2, sites are key elements for organizing and structuring content. SharePoint lists and libraries are also important since the content is stored in either a list or a library.
A list can be as simple as storing a list of items with just a title to a comprehensive database of dozens of site columns, attachments, and workflows. Likewise, a library can be a list of documents or a large document repository with dozens of site columns, content types, folder structures, and versioning policies.
The main difference between lists and a library is that, in a library, an item is always a document at the same time. Lists can also have files as an attachment – in fact, multiple if needed – but these are not ...
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