Adding a site column to a library or list

- [Instructor] Before we start adding our own columns,…it's always a good idea to go and see…if they already exist in SharePoint.…For example, this is our leads list,…and we need to add contact information,…such as address and phone numbers.…Let's go check SharePoint and see if they already exist.…Let's start from the Homepage.…To view your existing site columns,…first click the tools menu.…And then select site contents.…In the upper right, there's a link that says site settings.…And site columns is in the web designer galleries.…

Remember, the site columns are grouped by content type,…so let's filter just for our contact information.…And looking here, I see quite a few fields…that I can go ahead and repurpose.…I don't need to reinvent the wheel.…Let's go ahead and add them to our list.…To add a site column,…first we need to go to the list settings.…So click the tools menu.…And then click list settings.…Let's scroll down and see what columns are already here.…

Currently, we have the event name and the dates…that they were created and modified.…