From the Lists app in Microsoft 365, select +New list. (To get to the Lists app, at the top of any page, select the Microsoft 365 app launcher, select All apps, and then select Lists.)
From your SharePoint site home page or the Site contents page, select + New > List.
From the Create a list page, select one of the following options:
Notes:
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Visual updates for lists are gradually rolling out worldwide, which means that your experience may differ from what's described in this article.
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2,000 lists and libraries combined per site collection is the limit (including main site and any subsites) after which you will receive error: Sorry, something went wrong. The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold. See SharePoint limits.
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Blank list: Choose to start a list from scratch. Add a list Name, Description (optional), and select whether you want the list to appear in the left site navigation. When you're finished selecting options, select Create.
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From Excel: Choose this option to create a list based on an Excel spreadsheet.
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From existing list: Choose this option to save time and create a new list based on the columns in another list. Your new list will start with all the same columns, but it won't include any of the data from the original list.
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Templates: Select a template, for example Issue tracker, to see what columns the template contains and scroll through sample data to see what it looks like. If you find a template you like, select Use template. If you don't see any you want, select Back to get back to the Create a list page. Learn more about how to create a list from a template or about the lists templates in Microsoft 365.
When your list opens, add an item to your list by either selecting + New or Edit in grid view. (Grid view lets you add information freely to different rows or columns.)
To add different types of information to the list, select + Add column. To learn more, see Create a column in a list or library.
Tip: To change the name of your list, select its title, type a new name, and then select Save. Or from the Lists home page, on your list's tile, select Open actions (...), and then select Customize.
To change list properties, delete the list, add permissions, manage columns, and other updates, select Settings
, and then select List Settings.
