I just installed movable type, and it works fine, i'm pretty sure, I was able to change the style sheet just fine. But other than that I really have no idea what I am doing, I have some html knowledge, no much, but I'm lost on even how to do the simplest of things, like add the links on the side bar, or add new categories to the side bar. Should this be done in the code in the template? Do I need to edit the index.html in something like dreamweaver? Is there any guides out there for complete noobies?

Anything can help.

Hi FastCharles,

The best thing to start with is the Movable Type Manual. I recommend that you print out the whole thing - all 80 or so pages of it. And then read it very carefully.

A simple resource for beginnners is Creating a Blog with Movable Type - a Beginners Guide. You may find section III helpful.

I've created a blog called Learning Movable Type that you might find useful - more beginner-ish explanations of trackback and syndication. At the moment it is geared to the intermediate user.

Regarding your links section, yes you do need to edit your index.html. Under the "Links" section in the template, add the links you want to add in html form like this:

No need to use dreamweaver, you can edit the lines of code directly out of the Movable Type edit menu.

Does that help?

elise