Browse to the Site Permissions page for a site (choose Site Actions→Site Settings→Site Permissions).
The Site Permissions page is displayed with a message reading This Web site inherits permissions from its parent.
Click the Stop Inheriting Permissions button in the Permission Tools tab Edit group.
A message window appears reading, in part, You are about to create unique permissions for this Web site.
Click OK.
The Site Permissions page is displayed with a message reading, This Web Site has unique permissions.
The site’s permissions levels and SharePoint groups are no longer Read Only.
Click the Grant Permissions button on the Ribbon to grant permissions to users and groups.
The Grant Permissions dialog box appears.
In the Select Users section, enter the SharePoint Group you want to grant permissions to access the site, list, or library.
This is where you want to use your SharePoint Groups — Site Members, Site Visitors, or Site Owners. What if users are in your group that you don’t want to have permissions to the subsite, list, or library? You need to create a new SharePoint group and grant that group permission to the subsite, list, or library.
In the Grant Permissions section, select the Grant Users Permissions Directly radio button.
Select the permission level that matches the permissions you want to grant.
The default permission levels for team sites are Full Control, Design, Contribute, and Read. You can create your own permissions levels by clicking the Permission Levels button on the Ribbon if you need additional groups of permissions.
Click OK.
Browse to the Site Permissions page for a site (choose Site Actions→Site Settings→Site Permissions).
The Site Permissions page is displayed with a message reading This Web site inherits permissions from its parent.
Click the Stop Inheriting Permissions button in the Permission Tools tab Edit group.
A message window appears reading, in part, You are about to create unique permissions for this Web site.
Click OK.
The Site Permissions page is displayed with a message reading, This Web Site has unique permissions.
The site’s permissions levels and SharePoint groups are no longer Read Only.
Click the Grant Permissions button on the Ribbon to grant permissions to users and groups.
The Grant Permissions dialog box appears.
In the Select Users section, enter the SharePoint Group you want to grant permissions to access the site, list, or library.
This is where you want to use your SharePoint Groups — Site Members, Site Visitors, or Site Owners. What if users are in your group that you don’t want to have permissions to the subsite, list, or library? You need to create a new SharePoint group and grant that group permission to the subsite, list, or library.
In the Grant Permissions section, select the Grant Users Permissions Directly radio button.
Select the permission level that matches the permissions you want to grant.
The default permission levels for team sites are Full Control, Design, Contribute, and Read. You can create your own permissions levels by clicking the Permission Levels button on the Ribbon if you need additional groups of permissions.
Click OK.
