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# Steps and Sections in Pathways


# Steps and Sections in Pathways

**In this article:**
* Overview
* What is a Step?
* What is a Section?
* Adding steps and sections
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
A Pathway is built from Steps, and you can group related Steps into Sections. Understanding the difference makes it easier to structure a Pathway so learners see a clear, organised journey. This article explains what Steps and Sections are and how they fit together.

## What is a Step?
A Step is a single item you add to a Pathway — for example a course, a video, a document, a form, an event, or even another Pathway. Each Step is one thing a learner works through. You can also add a Text step (a free-text page you write in the editor) to introduce Steps or link them together.

## What is a Section?
A Section groups a selection of Steps under a single heading — for example "Week 1", "Onboarding" or "Assessment". Sections are optional, but they help you organise longer Pathways into clear stages. A Section holds one or more Steps beneath it, and you can collapse, reorder and configure it just like a Step.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/steps-and-sections-in-pathways/01-sections-with-steps-shaded_3cbef48c.png)

## Adding steps and sections
1. Open your Pathway in the builder. The steps panel runs down the left-hand side.
2. Click **Add Section** to add a new Section, then give it a title and a description.
3. Hover over the Section header and click the **+** to add Steps into that Section — choose **Add Content**, **Add Event**, **Add Form** or **Add Text**.
4. You don't have to use Sections. To add a Step on its own, click **Add Step** at the bottom of the steps panel and pick the type of Step you want.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/steps-and-sections-in-pathways/02-add-section-add-step-controls_7354c44a.png)

> **Tip:** For the full walkthroughs, see *How to Add a Section to a Pathway* and *Adding Content to a Pathway*.

## Things to keep in mind
* Sections are optional — a Pathway can be a flat list of Steps with no Sections at all.
* A Section is itself a type of Step, so it appears in the Pathway's order and can be reordered like any other Step.
* Deleting a Section also deletes every Step inside it.

## FAQs
**What's the difference between a Step and a Section?**
A Step is a single item of content; a Section is a heading that groups several Steps together.

**Do I have to use Sections?**
No. Sections are optional — you can add Steps directly to a Pathway without grouping them.

**What can I add as a Step?**
Courses, videos, articles, forms, events, files, documents, podcasts, books, Text steps and even other Pathways. See *What can be added to a Pathway?* for the full list.

## Who can do this
**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can add and organise Steps and Sections in a Pathway. **People Managers**, **Employees**, **Members**, **Volunteers** and **Restricted** users have read-only access to Pathways and cannot.