Step 1: Open the sidebar tool

• On the editing templates window, click on the "Sidebar" link under "Attachments" on the left.
  • Don't know how to get to the editing templates window? Click here for directions.

The following window will appear:

• If no sidebars are already attached to the section, a statement "There are currently no Sidebars attached to this data item." will appear instead of the list of sidebars.
• You can remove any existing sidebar by clicking on the delete (del) button.
• To add the new sidebar, click on the "add new" button.

Step 2: Enter Information

• Enter a title in the Title text box.
• Enter text in the Body text box.
• For step by step instruction on how to use the Text Editing Tools, click here.

Step 3: Add Image (optional)

• Enter in the "Upload an image" window the address of where the image you want to add is stored.
  • Or click on the browse button on the right to search for it.
    • When located, click "add".
• Click on the Upload button to upload the image into the Content Management System.

Step 4: Set expiration time (optional)

• Click checkbox marked "Click here to make this item expire" at bottom of page.
• The following pulldown menus will appear below it:

• Use the pull down windows to set the date and time you want the sidebar to disappear from the website section.

Step 5: View formatting changes

• Click on the blue "preview" button in the upper right of the screen.
• Review your work
• Return to the editing page by clicking "Return from Edit Mode" at the top of the page (above the banner). Do NOT use your back button on your browser to return or you will lose your work.

Step 6: Apply all formatting 

• Click on the green "apply" button in the upper right of the screen.

Step 7: Sort sidebars

• If you have more than one sidebar, order them using the sort triangles to the right of each sidebar name.
• Note that the name of your new sidebar appears under the "Sidebars" tag.