Pages are a new feature of Movable Type that enable you to create standalone web pages that inherit the design of your blog. To create and publish a new page:

• Navigate to the blog in which you wish to create a new page by using the blog selection menu.

• Create > Page in the main menu. This will display the Create Page screen.

• Use the display options tool on the right hand side of the screen to select which editor fields you wish to display on the Create Page screen.

• Previewing: To preview your page, click the "Preview" button. Movable Type 4 has a new feature that allows you to preview your page in the style of your blog.

• Save: Clicking the "Save" button will save your page to your database, and optionally publish it based on the publishing status you've set (see below).

New: Auto-save Feature

Movable Type 4 provides a new "auto-save" capability for entries you are editing. This feature helps you recover work should your web browser crash or your Internet access be interrupted.

The system will automatically save your entry to the database every 30 seconds, after your cursor has left the Entry Title field. The system saves your entries to a separate table from the main entry table, and makes recovered entries only available to the user who was editing the entry when it was auto-saved. If the system has an entry available for you to recover, it will present a message at the top of the Entry editing screen.

Page Fields

The following page fields are available in Movable Type.

• Page Title. Use this field to title your entry. It is displayed on your blog using the MTPageTitle tag.

• Body. Use this area of the Create Page screen to compose the body of your page. Movable Type supports a variety of different text editing and formatting options. The body is displayed on your blog using the MTPageBody tag.

• Extended. Use this area of the Create Page screen to compose any extended text of your page. The extended page is displayed on your blog using the MTPageExtended tag.

Metadata section

• Tags. Use this field to enter tags for your page. Learn more about tagging entries and pages and managing a blog's tags. Tags are displayed on your blog using the container tag MTPageTags.

• Excerpt. Use this field to enter an excerpt for your page. Page excerpts are not in any of Movable Type's default templates, but can be displayed on your blog using the tag MTPageExcerpt.

• Keywords. Use this field to assign keywords to your page. Keywords for pages can be displayed on your blog using the tag MTPageKeywords

Publishing section

• Status. Use this option to select the page's status, either "Published" or "Unpublished." The default for new pages can be set by your blog administrator (or by you if you have blog administration rights) through the New Entry default settings. (Settings for new pages inherit the settings for new entries). Learn more about New Entry Settings in Movable Type.

• Publish Date. Use this field to set the publish date for your page. If you set the publish date for the future, Movable Type will publish the page on that date, as long as your system administrator has configured a cron job for running periodic tasks. Learn more about running periodic tasks.

• Folder. Use this area of the Create Page screen to assign your page to a folder. By default, Movable Type will publish new pages to the root of your blog's publishing path. To assign it to a folder, click the "Change Folder" link, which will display a list of folders you can choose from. Learn more about managing a blog's categories.

• Filename. Movable Type will automatically populate this field with a file basename for your page. For example, if your entry title is "This is a new page" the page filename will be "this-is-a-new-page" and if your default file extension for entries is set to "html" the full file name of the page will be "this-is-a-new-page.html".

Feedback section

• Accept Comments / TrackBacks. Use this section to set whether comments or TrackBacks will be accepted on the page. The default for new pages can be set by your blog administrator (or by you if you have blog administration rights) through the New Entry default settings. (Setings for new pages inherit the settings for new pages). Learn more about new Entry settings in Movable Type.

• Outbound TrackBack URLs. Use this field to enter URLs for sending TrackBack pings when your page is published. Movable Type can be configured to automatically discover TrackBack endpoints to ping when you save and publish your page. Learn more about configuring TrackBack settings in Movable Type.