Sharepoint Groups [No Access]

Question

I'm trying to select groups I created in Sharepoint Designer (2010).
But they all say,

[No Access]

when I'm using the "Grant Permissions" Screen.

If I add them in the regular sharepoint screen it works fine Site Settings>Create Group
But adding in Sharepoint Designer something is wrong why? And Why are some groups associated with sites and others are not? How would I associate a global security group with a site?

Answer 1

Okay so this may seem totally obvious.

If I type in the group name in the first prompt and give it a permission level then it works. Then once the group has a default permissions level I can then add users to it. It's just confusing/deceiving when it says "Grant users permission directly". When you can actually grant "GROUPS" permission directly.

So Again:

1. Add the user group in Sharepoin Designer:
2. Goto the appropriate Sharepoint site.
   Enter the "GROUP" name in the first Prompt in Sharepoint like so:
3. Select a Permission Level for the group.
4. Once a Group has access to the site its then associated.
   Users can then be added to it.
5. Now I can add users (blurred out) into the Group.

Answer 2

In SPD, after you create the group, you need to click the hyperlink for Site Permissions to assign permission levels to the group.

Answer 3

Had the same problem, I realized: In my case, I wanted to grant access on a list, for which no groups have access rights (only singe users, directly given). That's why, every group has "no access" next to the group name.