How to Create a Content Type in SharePoint?

What is Content Type?

            Content type is a reusable collection of settings,It's enable to manage the metadata and behaviors of a document or item type in a centralized, reusable way.

            We can create column and content types in three ways:

• Using the Windows SharePoint Services user interface


• Using the Windows SharePoint Services object model


• Deploying a Feature that installs the content type based on an XML definition file

Content types created at the site level can be applied to child sites or lists.

How to Create a Content Type Using the Windows SharePoint Services user interface ?

       1. Navigate Site Action -> Site Settings.



       2. Under Galleries, select "Site content types"



       3. Click Create in the menu bar.



       4.Enter a Name & Description for your new Content Type.



After successfull completion we can see the "Site Content Type" Page with Content type name.



How to Create & Assign a column in Content Type ?

We will discuss in the next article.