Enabling content approval on a document library

SharePoint document libraries can be configured to support document approval. Documents stay as drafts (pending) and are not visible to other users until they are approved. This recipe shows you how to turn approvals on.

Getting ready

This recipe works for:

• SharePoint 2010 Foundation

• SharePoint 2010 Standard Edition

• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition

• Office 365 (SharePoint Online)

You will need a SharePoint site with a document library where you want to enable versioning. This recipe uses a SharePoint 2010 Team Site for illustration.

You will need the Design or Full Control permission level to run this recipe.

How to do it...

1. Open the SharePoint Team Site that you want to upload your document to.

2. Open the Shared Documents link in the Quick Launch menu.

3. Select the Library tab in the Library Tools ribbon.

4. Click on the Library Settings icon.

5. The Document Library Settings page is displayed. In the General Settings, click on the Versioning settings link.

6. The...