Once you have created your custom list you’ll want to choose how to display your list items.  One view is already created for you and lives on the AllItems.aspx page.  To create a new view, hit the View dropdown and select Create View:

On the Create View page, you’ll have the option to create a few different kinds of views.  The most exciting views are the Calendar and Gantt views, however, the Standard View is probably the type you’ll choose most often.  Also take note that you can start from an existing view and then customize it to your needs.

Once you choose your view format, you’ll have a few customization options including:

·         Selecting which fields to display

·         Setting Sort & Filter properties

·         Configuring Grouping

·         Adding Totaling fields

·         And a few other options including setting basic styles, configuring item limits, how to handle folders, etc

Once you have created your view, it will show up in the list’s View dropdown.  You should also note that the view exists on a new .aspx page matching the title of the view.