# How can I put a sidebar in a f.selec?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 21, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-put-a-sidebar-in-a-f-selec/126741 "2008-01-21T20:51:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-put-a-sidebar-in-a-f-selec/126741/1 "2008-01-21T20:51:33Z")

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How can I put a sidebar\_here?

**Client**  
 \<% @clients.each do |client| %\> \> \<%= client.name%\> \<% end %\>

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**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-put-a-sidebar-in-a-f-selec/126741/2 "2008-01-21T22:31:38Z")

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John S. said the following on 21/01/08 02:51 PM:

> \<% end %\>

First, you need to have the CSS that supports the layout.  
There are many sites which describe how this work.  
Google is your friend here.  
However you may also want to look at the method described in  
“Modular Page Assembly in Rails”  
[http://www.railsdev.ws/blog/3/modular-page-assembly-in-rails/](http://www.railsdev.ws/blog/3/modular-page-assembly-in-rails/)  
which is also a good read on views, partials and an interesting way of  
implementing ‘custom skins’

## But you will most definitely need the proper CSS

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