Problem

You want to customize your view of the New/Edit Entry screen.

Solution

Click the "Customize the display of this page" link on the New/Edit Entry screen.

Discussion

Movable Type allows you to customize the New Entry and Edit Entry screens. This customization is on a per-author, per-weblog basis. In other words, as an author, you can have different screen layouts for each weblog that you post to, and when you customize the screens, your customizations will be seen by you only; your preferences will not be seen by other authors in the system.

The system lets you choose between two predefined layouts (Basic and Advanced) or create a custom layout, where you choose the fields you would like displayed.

• Basic

  As the name implies, Basic is the simplest possible layout and a good choice for users who aren't ready for some of the more sophisticated entry options available. It displays editable fields for Title and Entry Body along with a pulldown menu for the Post Status and an Authored On date that cannot be edited.

• Advanced

  Advanced is the default layout for all authors and displays the most commonly used fields and controls for working with entries. These include Title, Entry Body, Extended Body, Excerpt, an editable Authored On timestamp and pulldown menus for Primary Category, Post Status, Comments and Text Formatting.

• Custom

  The Custom layout allows you to choose exactly which fields you would like to display on the New/Edit Entry screen. Simply check off the ones you want. (Title is required and therefore always displayed.)

In addition to configuring the fields that you would like displayed, you can also control the position of the button bar containing the Save, Preview, and Delete buttons. The button bar can be displayed either at the top of the page (above the entry-editing fields), at the bottom (below the entry-editing fields), or both.

Click Save when you are finished.