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42 Chapter 2 Working with SharePoint Sites
Stop Inheriting
1. In the Permissions area of the workspace, click Stop Inheriting.
A Microsoft SharePoint Designer dialog box opens.
2. Click OK to confirm the change.
The dialog box closes. In the Permissions area, the Stop Inheriting button is replaced
by New. A list of the SharePoint groups and users is copied from the parent
site and mapped to the same permission levels as on the parent site.
Note The Permissions column in the Permissions area references permission levels.
3. Click the icon to the left of Viewers to activate the Site Permissions tab on the
ribbon, and then click Delete in the Edit group.
4. Click OK to confirm the change.
The Viewers SharePoint group is not listed under Permissions.
5. In the Permission area, take note of the site group that is mapped to the
Contribute permission level, and then click New.
The Add Permissions dialog box opens.
6. In the Choose users or groups to add text box, type the user name or e-mail
address of the user to whom you’d like to grant permissions, such as todd.
Tip You can use the Check Names or the People Picker icon to ensure you enter a valid
user name.
7. Under Add users to a SharePoint group, click the group you noted earlier
that was mapped to the Contribute permission, such as Wide World Importers
Members.