[jQuery] Fairly new to animation. Hold my hand please, hehe?

[jQuery] Fairly new to animation. Hold my hand please, hehe?


Hey guys,
Got a little script I've written. Would like to animate the appearance
of the #sidebar2 to it's new block element state if possible ($
('#sidebar2').css('display', 'block');).
    // 'get a quote!' button is clicked
    $('.contactQuote').click(function(){
        $('#content').css('width', '33%');
> $('#sidebar2').css('display', 'block');
        $('.wpcf7').css('border', '3px solid #6ABC00');
        return false;
        });
    $('.wpcf7 input').focus(function(){
        $('.wpcf7').css('border', 'none');
        });
    });
What I've been experimenting with isn't working unfortunately :[
    // 'get a quote!' button is clicked
    $('.contactQuote').click(function(){
        $('#content').css('width', '33%');
> $('#sidebar2').animate({display: "block"}, 1000);
        $('.wpcf7').css('border', '3px solid #6ABC00');
        return false;
        });
    $('.wpcf7 input').focus(function(){
        $('.wpcf7').css('border', 'none');
        });
    });
Any tips?
Cheers dudes,
L