This document provides steps for implementing a navigation drawer in an Android application using the ActionBarSherlock library. It includes adding the library, applying the Sherlock theme, setting up the drawer layout in the activity_main XML, populating the drawer list, handling item clicks, and displaying planet details in fragments. Code samples are provided for custom array adapters, fragments, and using nine-patch images for shadows. The navigation drawer is implemented using fragments to display planet details when items are selected from the drawer list.