diff --git a/src/core/css/tour.css b/src/core/css/tour.css
index 3bb471369b698981f49858b8127652e957a11f8d..31f4cb7bee574cd03642897ed443aebfd90381ba 100644
--- a/src/core/css/tour.css
+++ b/src/core/css/tour.css
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 }
 .caosdb-f-tour-menu-entry {
     background-color: #ff593c;
-    color: white !important;
 }
 .caosdb-f-tour-menu-entry:hover {
     background-color: transparent;
@@ -88,9 +87,11 @@
 /*}*/
 .caosdb-f-tour-overview-entry.caosdb-v-tour-overview-entry-pageset {
 }
+/*
 .caosdb-f-tour-overview-entry.caosdb-v-tour-overview-entry-page {
   display: none;
 }
+*/
 li.list-group-item > ul.list-group {
   margin-bottom: 0px;
 }
@@ -155,3 +156,16 @@ li.list-group-item > .btn {
     color: LightSeaGreen;
 }
 
+.caosdb-v-tour-overview {
+    padding: 0px;
+}
+.caosdb-v-tour-toc-panel {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 57px;
+    padding: 0px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    margin-left: 5px;
+    width: unset;
+    height: 500px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/js/tour.js b/src/core/js/tour.js
index 211ba5552399339d33385f29b5a33f1e34ff3c2d..39275276d8723e61ea81c92cbed7655b2e0609ff 100644
--- a/src/core/js/tour.js
+++ b/src/core/js/tour.js
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ var tour = new function() {
             if (this.elements) {
                 // create sub menu
                 console.log("sub menu:"+this.name);
-                var menuid = '#tour-submenu-'+this.name
-                var page_set_entry = $("<li class='mb-1 caosdb-f-tour-overview-entry caosdb-v-tour-overview-entry-pageset'/><button class='btn btn-link btn-toggle align-items-center rounded collapsed' data-bs-toggle='collapse' data-bs-target='"+menuid+"' aria-expanded='false'>" + this.name + "</button><div id='"+menuid+"'class='collapse show'><ul class='btn-toggle-nav list-unstyled fw-normal pb-1 small'></ul></div></li>");
+                var menuid = 'tour-submenu-'+this.name
+                var page_set_entry = $("<li class='mb-1 list-group-item caosdb-f-tour-overview-entry caosdb-v-tour-overview-entry-pageset'/><button class='btn btn-link btn-toggle align-items-center rounded collapsed' data-toggle='collapse' data-target='#"+menuid+"' aria-expanded='false'>" + this.name + "</button><div id='"+menuid+"'class='collapse show'><ul class='btn-toggle-nav list-unstyled fw-normal pb-1 small'></ul></div></li>");
                 console.log(page_set_entry);
                 var elements_list  = page_set_entry.find("ul")[0];
                 var collapse_div = page_set_entry.find("div")[0];
                 this.menu_entry = collapse_div ;
-                collapse_div.addEventListener("click", () => {this.activate();});
+                //collapse_div.addEventListener("click", () => {this.activate();});
 
                 for (const element of this.elements) {
                     const next = element.create_menu_entry();
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ var tour = new function() {
             this.parent_set._activate_by_id(id);
         }
 
+        // TODO duplicate name
         create_menu_entry() {
             var entry = $("<li class='list-group-item caosdb-f-tour-overview-entry caosdb-v-tour-overview-entry-page' />");
             var link = $("<a class='btn btn-link'>" + this.name + "</a>")[0];
@@ -782,10 +783,9 @@ var tour = new function() {
             this.full_name = "Tour";
             this.config = config;
             this.elements = new Array();
-            this.leave_tour_button = $('<a class="btn btn-link">Leave Tour</a>');
-            this.leave_tour_button.hide();
-            this.reset_tour_button = $('<a class="btn btn-link">Reset Tour</a>');
-            this.reset_tour_button.hide();
+            this.start_tour_button = $('<a class="btn btn-link" id="caosdb-tour-start-btn">Start Tour</a>');
+            this.leave_tour_button = $('<a class="btn btn-link disabled" id="caosdb-tour-leave-btn">Leave Tour</a>');
+            this.reset_tour_button = $('<a class="btn btn-link disabled" id="caosdb-tour-reset-btn">Reset Tour</a>');
             this.active = false;
             for (const element of this.config.elements) {
                 const next = tour.add_tour_element(element, this);
@@ -803,9 +803,18 @@ var tour = new function() {
             if (typeof this.config.deactivate_other === "undefined") {
                 this.config.deactivate_other = true;
             }
+            var menuitem = $(' <li class="dropdown" id="caosdb-navbar-tour"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"> Tour <span class="caret"></span></a><ul class="dropdown-menu"></ul></li>')
 
+            menuitem.find("ul").append($(' <li> </li>').append(this.start_tour_button));
+            menuitem.find("ul").append($(' <li> </li>').append(this.reset_tour_button));
+            menuitem.find("ul").append($(' <li> </li>').append(this.leave_tour_button));
+            this.start_tour_button.on("click", () => {this.activate();});
+            this.leave_tour_button.on("click", () => {this.deactivate();});
+            this.reset_tour_button.on("click", () => {this.reset_tour();});
+
+            $(".caosdb-navbar").append(menuitem);
             this.update();
-            this.panel = this.create_tour_overview_panel();
+            this.create_tour_overview_panel();
             this.init_activation(this.config.persistent_state);
 
             this._elements_by_id = {};
@@ -893,8 +902,13 @@ var tour = new function() {
                 tour.debug("Tour._deactivate tour");
                 this.old_state_active = false;
                 this.active = false;
-                this.leave_tour_button.hide();
-                this.reset_tour_button.hide();
+                console.log("deactivate");
+                $("#tour-toc").toggleClass("hidden");
+                console.log($("#caosdb-tour-start-btn")[0].classList)
+                $("#caosdb-tour-start-btn").removeClass("disabled");
+                console.log($("#caosdb-tour-start-btn")[0].classList)
+                $("#caosdb-tour-reset-btn").addClass("disabled");
+                $("#caosdb-tour-leave-btn").addClass("disabled");
                 this.update();
             }
         }
@@ -906,8 +920,13 @@ var tour = new function() {
                 tour.debug("Tour._activate tour");
                 this.old_state_active = true;
                 this.active = true;
-                this.leave_tour_button.show();
-                this.reset_tour_button.show();
+                $("#tour-toc").toggleClass("hidden");
+                console.log("activate");
+                console.log($("#caosdb-tour-start-btn")[0].classList)
+                $("#caosdb-tour-start-btn").addClass("disabled");
+                console.log($("#caosdb-tour-start-btn")[0].classList)
+                $("#caosdb-tour-reset-btn").removeClass("disabled");
+                $("#caosdb-tour-leave-btn").removeClass("disabled");
                 this.update();
             }
         }
@@ -941,21 +960,12 @@ var tour = new function() {
 
 
         create_tour_overview_panel() {
-            var panel = $('<div class="collapse" id="caosdb-f-tour-overview-panel" /></div>');
-            var tour_overview = $('<ul class="caosdb-v-tour-overview"/>');
+            var tour_overview = $('<ul class="list-unstlyed caosdb-v-tour-overview"/>');
             for (const element of this.elements) {
                 const next = element.create_menu_entry();
                 tour_overview.append(next);
             }
-
-            panel.append(tour_overview);
-
-            this.leave_tour_button.on("click", () => {this.deactivate();});
-            this.reset_tour_button.on("click", () => {this.reset_tour();});
-            panel.append(this.leave_tour_button);
-            panel.append(this.reset_tour_button);
-            return panel[0];
-
+            $("#tour-toc").append(tour_overview);
         }
 
         update() {
@@ -973,14 +983,6 @@ var tour = new function() {
         $("#caosdb-navbar-tour").remove();
         $(".caosdb-f-tour-button-wrapper").remove();
 
-        // new stuff following
-        var tour_button = $(`
-<li id="caosdb-navbar-tour">
-  <button class="navbar-btn btn btn-link caosdb-f-tour-button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#caosdb-f-tour-overview-panel">
-    Start A Tour
-  </button>
-</li>`);
-        $('.caosdb-navbar').append(tour_button[0]);
         tour._instance = new tour.Tour(config);
 
         if (config.reload) {
@@ -992,7 +994,6 @@ var tour = new function() {
         if(tour._instance.active) {
             tour._instance.set_tour_button_text("Tour");
         }
-        $('#caosdb-query-panel').before(tour._instance.panel);
         // hide, when the mouse leaves the navbar
         $('nav.navbar').hover(undefined, ()=>{$(tour._instance.panel).collapse('hide');});
 
diff --git a/src/core/xsl/main.xsl b/src/core/xsl/main.xsl
index d1c4def54178ea4991a8d0850730f11b297d92ba..1b40acf6b18f920b9ca7c9645b37acc30e51b673 100644
--- a/src/core/xsl/main.xsl
+++ b/src/core/xsl/main.xsl
@@ -283,9 +283,14 @@
     <!--JS_EXTENSIONS-->
   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template name="caosdb-data-container">
-    <div class="container caosdb-f-main">
+    <div class="container-fluid caosdb-f-main">
+      <div class="col-2 panel panel-warning caosdb-v-tour-toc-panel hidden" id="tour-toc">
+        <div class="panel-heading">
+          <h3 class="panel-title">Tour Menu</h3>
+        </div>
+      </div>
       <div class="row caosdb-v-main-col">
-        <div class="panel-group caosdb-f-main-entities">
+        <div class="col panel-group caosdb-f-main-entities">
           <xsl:call-template name="paging-panel"/>
           <xsl:apply-templates select="/Response/UserInfo"/>
           <xsl:apply-templates mode="top-level-data" select="/Response/*"/>
@@ -299,7 +304,7 @@
           <xsl:call-template name="paging-panel"/>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="panel panel-warning caosdb-f-edit caosdb-v-edit-panel caosdb-v-edit-panel hidden">
+      <div class="col-2 panel panel-warning caosdb-f-edit caosdb-v-edit-panel hidden">
         <div class="panel-heading">
           <h3 class="panel-title">Edit Mode Toolbox</h3>
         </div>