Hide "Shared With" option for a list or library in SharePoint 2013

Hi Friends,

There is a feature in SharePoint 2013 that allows users to view "To whom the item has been shared with" for a list or library. If you want this information to be secret, you will need to configure some settings in user permissions.

Lets say that you have a document in document library as shown below.

If you click the ellipsis button with three dots (...)  as shown in above figure, you can also see information like with whom it has been shared with. If you want to hide this information with some user groups, for example lets say Read Only users, then you can follow these simple steps.

1. Log in to the site with a user in Site Owner group.
2. Go to Site Settings.
3. Go to Site Permissions.
4. Click Permission Levels on the ribbon.
     
5. Click the Read Link.
6. Uncheck Browse User Information option and  Submit.

Now, if you log in to the site with any user with Read Only permission and click the ellipsis for that particular item, you won't be able to see with whom it has been shared.

Cheers

Read only users unable to create alerts in SharePoint 2013

Hi friends, I was stuck in a problem where a read only user in SharePoint is able to read and view all the items in a list and library but unable to create an alert for himself/herself.

You can see the Alert Me button is enabled. But when you try to create one for yourself, you will be surprised to see following message.

What? The site hasn't been shared with you? If the site has not been shared with you, then how can you view the library and view item? Well,  I tried to do the same thing in my SharePoint 2010 environment. And it did allowed me to create an alert for Read Only user without any hassle. You may wonder if there is something wrong with SharePoint 2013 as I did. After doing some hit and trials with User Permissions, I was able to figure it out.

Lets go this way.

1.  Login to the site with another user with higher privilege, i.e. Site Owner.
2. Go to Site Settings.
3. Go to Site Permissions.
4. Click Permission Levels on the ribbon.
5. Click the Read Link.
6. Check Browse User Information and  Submit. 
   
   
   
   Now, log in back to your site with previous read only users. If you are using separate browsers for two uses, refresh the browser. You should be able to create your alert without any hassle.