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## How to add content to menus

When creating a new content type on the site, you have the option to add links to the **Main navigation** menu. For the **Page content type**, you have the option to add a link to the **Section navigation** menu.

### Step 1: Add page to section navigation 

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Provide a short **Menu Link Title** describing the content and select the appropriate location for the link from the **Parent Link** dropdown menu. Choose **<Main navigation>** for the link to appear in the main menu rather than in a submenu.1. For the **Page content type**, the right sidebar of the page edit view includes a **Section Navigation** section with a checkbox to **Show Section Navigation**. Check the box to display a preview of the section navigation sidebar in the page edit view and a **Section Navigation** menu on the page you are editing. You can uncheck the box to remove the section navigation sidebar preview and menu from the page you are editing. See [Creating a new page](/creating-new-page "Creating a new page") for more details on the section navigation menu.

### Step 2: Add content to site navigation 

1. Below **Section Navigation** you will see the **Menu Settings** section. If you want to add a link to this content in a menu, select the **Provide a menu link** checkbox.
2. Fill out the following information: 
    1. **Menu Link Title:** The title of the link that you would like displayed.
    2. **Description:** A optional tooltip that is shown only when hovering or focusing on the menu item.
    3. **Parent Link:** The link (or section) that the page is associated with. This could be displayed in the main navigation or it could appear as an item within a specific category on the site.
    4. **Weight:** This allows you to change the listing order of the menu items. We suggest using the drag and drop functionality in menu settings to edit the order (see [Managing menus](/managing-menus "Managing menus")).
3. Select **Save** to see the content link in the main navigation, sidebar navigation, or both.



 

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##  Related how-tos 

 



  [### Managing menus

 ](/managing-menus)How to add menu items to the main navigation, utility navigation, and footer navigation.



 

 

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##  Related resources 

 



  [### Highlight important actions in navigation (VIDEO)

 ](/resource/highlight-important-actions-navigation-video)How to use the Featured Link setting to highlight an important menu item on your site.



 

 

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   [### Menus, navigation, & taxonomy: How it all works (VIDEO)

 ](/resource/menus-navigation-taxonomy-how-it-all-works-video)Understand how menus, navigation, and taxonomy work together in HarvardSites.



 

 

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   [### Menus

 ](/resource/menus)How to work with different site menus, including Main Navigation, Utility Navigation, and Footer Navigation.



 

 

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 See also:- [ How-tos ](/content-structure/how-tos)
- [ Menus ](/general-site-management/menus)