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title: "Adding Key dates on a page"
canonical: "https://nsw-gov-au-help-hub.refined.site/space/HHK/603390325/Adding%20Key%20dates%20on%20a%20page"
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Use Key dates to feature important dates. It creates a visual focus for events and other instances.

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## Using Key dates

### Do

- Use the Key dates component on landing pages to highlight a single date or start and end dates for one or more events.

### Don't

- Do not use for listing numerous dates.

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## Adding Key dates on a landing page

1. Click **Add section**, select **Full** and click the **Add section** button. The key dates component can also be used on the **Halves** section type.
2. Click **Add block**.
3. Select **Create content block**.
4. Scroll down to **Featured content** and select **Key dates**.
5. Enter a title for the event in the **Headline** field. The event title will show as a **H2** heading above the dates.
6. Use the **Link** field to enter a hyperlink for more information about the event.
7. Add descriptive information in the **Summary** field.
8. Scroll down to **Dates**.
9. Enter a **Title**.
10. Enter a date range, or use the same **Start date** and **End date** for a single date.
11. If the event occurs on more that one date, click **Add Key Date** Item and enter the **Title** and **Start date** and **End date (just as in steps 9 and 10)**.
12. Click **Add block**.

> ℹ️ ## See Key dates live on [http://nsw.gov.au](http://nsw.gov.au) 
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ Check out [Key dates](https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/onecx-program/content-guidance/cms-components-guide/editable-component-blocks/key-dates) to see how this works on a live page.