Sharepoint 2013 : List and library essentials - Using your apps

Microsoft has included a new application development model in SharePoint 2013 called the SharePoint app. Certainly, we’ve all become familiar with the phrase, “There’s an app for that.” Well, now SharePoint can say the same. These self-contained web applications can come out of the box or be downloaded from Microsoft’s SharePoint Store. Apps provide users with a way to access existing applications that others have already built rather than building them from scratch. Lists and libraries are apps as well as being other useful mini programs.

Perhaps you want to highlight a “Tip of the Day” section on your SharePoint site or implement a Timesheet in which employees can enter their project hours. You can download these apps from the SharePoint Store for free instead of hiring a developer to design and implement it!

Add an app on SharePoint

1. In the upper-right corner of the window, click the Settings icon (the small gear graphic).

2. On the menu that appears, click Add An App.

   

3. Click the app that you want to add to your site.

   

4. Enter a name for the new app.

5. Click Create.

   

Tip

You can read a brief description of each app by clicking the App Details link, which is located below the app’s icon, on the Apps You Can Add page.

Add an app from the SharePoint Store

1. In the upper-right corner of the window, click the Settings icon.

2. On the menu that appears, click Add An App.

   

3. On the Your Apps page, on the Quick Launch bar, click SharePoint Store.

   

4. Click the app that you want to add to your site.

   

5. Click Add It, Buy It, or Try It.

   

6. If the app requests trust confirmation, follow any instructions that are presented and then click either Trust It or Cancel.

   

Tip

You must be a Site Owner or have Full Control permissions to add apps from either the SharePoint Store or an App Catalog.