 changing the layout for an entity goal configure an entity subtype to have its fields displayed using a layout see managing content structure for more on entities and fields  what are the parts of a layout  a layout consists of one or more sections  each section can have from one to four columns  you can place blocks including special blocks for the fields on the entity subtype in each column of each section see managing blocks for more on blocks  steps navigate to the page for managing the entity type you want to add the field to for example to add a field to a content type in the manage administrative menu navigate to structure  content types find the particular subtype that you want to create a layout for and click manage display in the operations list under layout options  check use layout builder  you can also check the box below to allow each entity item to have its layout individually customized if it is left unchecked the site will use the same layout for all items of this entity subtype click save  you will be returned to the manage display page but you will no longer see the table of fields of the classic display manager click manage layout to enter layout management view a default layout will be set up for you with a single onecolumn section containing the fields on your entity subtype to remove the default section and start from an empty layout find and click the remove button for the default section which looks like an x confirm by clicking remove in the popup dialog add new sections each with one to four columns to your layout for instance you might want a onecolumn section at the top a twocolumn section in the middle and then a onecolumn section at the bottom to add a section click add section and click the desired number of columns for multicolumn sections set the column width percentages and click add section in the popup dialog in each section click add block to add a block you will see a list of the blocks available on your site plus a section called content fields with a block for each field on your content item each block can be configured if desired with a title  and for content field blocks you can also configure the field formatter continue to add blocks to your sections until all the desired blocks and fields are displayed verify your layout you can check show content preview to show a preview of what your layout will look like or uncheck it to see the names of the fields and blocks in each section if needed reorder the blocks by dragging them to new locations if you hover over a block a contextual menu will appear that will let you change the configuration of the block remove the block or move blocks within the section using a more compact interface when you are satisfied with your layout click save layout  additional resources creating layout defaults building layouts using the layout builder ui 