 readme better formats is a module to add more flexibility to drupal s core input format system features set the default format per role set the default format per content type control allowed formats per content type hide format tips hide format selection forcing the default to be used expand the selection fieldset by default disable the expand collapse of the selection fieldset set selection fieldset title set default formats for nodes comments and blocks separately works with cck textareas panels comment support i18n module support and more installation 1 copy the module folder to your server 2 enable the module via the modules page simple 4step usage 1 go to user permissions admin user permissions and set your permissions 2 navigate to site configuration input formats admin settings filters 3 there you will find 2 tabs where you can change your settings defaults admin settings filters defauts settings admin settings filters settings 4 if you enable the control formats per node type option go to your content type admin page to set those settings example admin content nodetype page the settings are under the input format settings fieldset important when setting default formats ensure that you arranged the roles correctly placing roles in their order of precedence this is used to determine what default a user will get when they have more than 1 role note all logged in users are automatically assigned the authenticated user role so this role must be below all other roles that you want to set a default for or they will get the authenticated user role default instead example let s say you have the 2 roles that come with drupal and have added an admin role you would most likely want to arrange the roles in this order admin authenticated user anonymous user extended usage and notes the default format will only be set on new nodes and comments the format selected when the form is submitted is used for future editing purposes the module is designed to always fall back to default settings when needed this means that when you enable the module before you change any settings it will use your current drupal settings also when you enable conrol per node type it will use your global settings until you save the content type with new settings the permissions collapse format fieldset by default and collapsible format selection will only work if show format selection is also given this is because those 2 perms only have an effect when there is a format selection the permission collapse format fieldset by default will only work if collapsible format selection is also given this is because the fieldset can only be collapsed by default if it is collapsible if you disallow a format that is already being used by content the module will do its best to set the correct format the precidence of the formats are 1 existing format selected when last saved 2 content type default format 3 global default format 4 first allowed format 5 drupal core site default format user 1 is treated the same as all other users when it comes to a default format if user 1 has not been assigned any roles then it will be assigned the authenticated user role s default format if you want user 1 to have the default of another role assign that role to user 1 ensure you read the important notes in the previous section marked important it explains how you must order your roles to effectively get your defaults  