We've just added a new screencast explaining some of the basic things you can do with the new version of Movable Type. If you've never used the system before and want to know how it works, this should help you get started. If you're already a power blogger, stay tuned for some of our upcoming screencasts.
To change the style of your blog:
1) Find this in your Stylesheet Template: (This should be almost half way down the stylesheet)
/* Vicksburg (theme-vicksburg.css) *//* basic page elements */
2) Remove everything beneith this text and replace it with a style you copied from this website:
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/styles/library
3) If you messed up download the original templates from this website:
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/default_templates
I have improved the Syndication of your Blog to another website by creating a simple script where you modify the URL, instead of having to download the whole script yourself.
This makes putting your blog on your homepage an easy 5 minute task.
Let me know if you have questions about this.
Please e-mail me if you currently have a blog. I need to know if you would like your blog content moved or if you would like to start over again.
A couple notes about the new system:
Your templates and styles will not transfer in the move. Unfortunatly these will need to be recreated on the new system. They CANNOT be copied and pasted to the new blog.
Here are some new looks to choose from:
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/styles/library
You will also use your eID and pasword to securely log into the blog. This will eliminate the need to remember an additional blog password.
Let me know if you have any questions.
I have added a new Step by Step Getting Started Tutorial.
Hopefully this will help everyone get their blog up and running smoothly.
Please comment in this thread if there are places in the tutorial that are unclear and I will fix them.
The Blog Help has been expanded to include:
Let me know if you run into any problems with these templates.