Permission Levels in SharePoint 2013

If you want to look at the various Permission Levels in SharePoint 2013 and see what rights/privileges have been assigned to the various built-in SharePoint Permission Groups, it is not exactly intuitive to find where this is located in SharePoint.

1. Go into Site Settings
2. Click on Site Permissions
3. In the Ribbon, click on Permission Levels

Below is the Permission Levels and their corresponding privileges:

• Full control - Has full control
• Design - Can view, add, update, delete, approve, and customize
• Edit - Can add, edit and delete lists; can view, add, update and delete list items and documents
• Contribute - Can view, add, update, and delete list items and documents
• Read - Can view pages and list items and download documents
• Limited Access - Can view specific lists, document libraries, list items, folders, or documents when given permissions
• Approve - Can edit and approve pages, list items, and documents
• Manage Hierarchy - Can create sites and edit pages, list items, and documents
• Restricted Read - Can view pages and documents, but cannot view historical versions or user permissions
• Restricted Interfaces for Translation - Can open lists and folders, and use remote interfaces
• View Only - Can view pages, list items, and documents.  Document types with server-side file handlers can be viewed in the browser but not downloaded.