The Basic Section Type has two main parts: an introductory part to let your audience know what this section of your website is all about, and an itemized part containing summaries and links to longer individual pieces of information.
Getting Started with a Basic section Start out here for step by step instructions to create the introduction to your basic section (or to create a simple single page section).
Adding items to the Basic section This link provides step by step instructions on how to add individual items to your Basic section.