diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 749abe70b..771a4d98e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -412,6 +412,19 @@ endif;
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <div class="wrap">
+
+<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Advanced Options') ?></a>
+<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Options') ?></a></div>
+
+<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
+<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
+<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
+<div class="metabox-prefs">
+<?php meta_box_prefs('post') ?>
+<br class="clear" />
+</div></div>
+</div>
+
 <h2><?php
 	if ( !isset($post_ID) || 0 == $post_ID)
 		printf( __( '<a href="%s">Posts</a> / Write New Post' ), 'edit.php' );
@@ -447,18 +460,6 @@ $saveasdraft = '<input name="save" type="submit" id="save" class="button" tabind
 
 <div id="poststuff">
 
-<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Show Settings') ?></a>
-<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Settings') ?></a></div>
-
-<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
-<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
-<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
-<div class="metabox-prefs">
-<?php meta_box_prefs('post') ?>
-<br class="clear" />
-</div></div>
-</div>
-
 <div id="side-info" style="display: none;"><?php // TODO ?>
 
 <h5><?php _e('Related') ?></h5>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 527b5a59f..1b405f11d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ function xfn_check($class, $value = '', $deprecated = '') {
 
 <p class="submit">
 <input type="submit" class="button button-highlighted" name="save" value="<?php _e('Save'); ?>" tabindex="4" />
+
+<?php if ( !empty($link->link_id) ) { ?>
+<a class="preview button" href="<?php echo $link->link_url; ?>" target="_blank"><?php _e('Visit Link'); ?></a>
+<?php } ?>
+
 <?php
 if ( ( 'edit' == $action) && current_user_can('manage_links') )
 	echo "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("link.php?action=delete&amp;link_id=$link->link_id", 'delete-bookmark_' . $link->link_id) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape( sprintf( __("You are about to delete this link '%s'\n'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $link->link_name )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete&nbsp;link') . "</a>";
@@ -265,13 +270,20 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'closedpostboxes', 'closedpostboxesnonce', false );
 wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false ); ?>
 
 <div class="wrap">
-<h2><?php echo $heading; ?></h2>
 
-<?php if ( !empty($link->link_id) ) { ?>
-<div id="previewview">
-<a class="button" href="<?php echo $link->link_url; ?>" target="_blank"><?php _e('Visit Link'); ?></a>
+<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Advanced Options') ?></a>
+<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Options') ?></a></div>
+
+<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
+<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
+<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
+<div class="metabox-prefs">
+<?php meta_box_prefs('link') ?>
+<br class="clear" />
+</div></div>
 </div>
-<?php } ?>
+
+<h2><?php echo $heading; ?></h2>
 
 <!--
 <p id="big-add-button">
@@ -302,18 +314,6 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false ); ?>
 
 <div id="poststuff">
 
-<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Show Settings') ?></a>
-<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Settings') ?></a></div>
-
-<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
-<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
-<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
-<div class="metabox-prefs">
-<?php meta_box_prefs('link') ?>
-<br class="clear" />
-</div></div>
-</div>
-
 <div id="side-info-column" class="inner-sidebar">
 <?php 
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index 76dcf68cc..68953b2cc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -61,17 +61,41 @@ function page_submit_meta_box($post) {
 <div class="submitbox" id="submitpage">
 
 <div class="inside-submitbox">
-<p><strong><label for='post_status'><?php _e('Publish Status') ?></label></strong></p>
-<p>
-<select name='post_status' tabindex='4' id='post_status'>
-<?php // Show publish in dropdown if user can publish or if they can re-publish this page ('edit_published_pages')
-// 'publish' option will be selected for published AND private posts (checkbox overrides dropdown)
-if ( current_user_can('publish_pages') OR ( $post->post_status == 'publish' AND current_user_can('edit_page', $post->ID) ) ) :
+
+<p><label for='post_status'><?php _e('This post is') ?></label>
+<strong><span id="post-status-display">
+<?php
+switch ( $post->post_status ) {
+	case 'publish':
+	case 'private':
+		_e('Published');
+		break;
+	case 'future':
+		_e('Scheduled');
+		break;
+	case 'pending':
+		_e('Pending Review');
+		break;
+	case 'draft':
+		_e('Unpublished');
+		break;
+}
 ?>
+</span></strong>
+<a href="#edit_post_status" class="edit-post-status hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
+</p>
+
+<p id='post-status-select' class="hide-if-js">
+<select name='post_status' id='post_status' tabindex='4'>
+<?php
+// only show the publish menu item if they are allowed to publish posts or they are allowed to edit this post (accounts for 'edit_published_posts' capability)
+if ( current_user_can('publish_pages') OR ( $post->post_status == 'publish' AND current_user_can('edit_page', $post->ID) ) ) : ?>
+<?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status || 'private' == $post->post_status ) { ?>
 <option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'publish' ); selected( $post->post_status, 'private' );?> value='publish'><?php _e('Published') ?></option>
-<?php endif; ?>
+<?php } ?>
 <?php if ( 'future' == $post->post_status ) : ?>
-<option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'future' ); ?> value='future'><?php _e('Pending') ?></option>
+<option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'future' ); ?> value='future'><?php _e('Scheduled') ?></option>
+<?php endif; ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'pending' ); ?> value='pending'><?php _e('Pending Review') ?></option>
 <option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'draft' ); ?> value='draft'><?php _e('Unpublished') ?></option>
@@ -97,16 +121,29 @@ if ( 0 != $post->ID ) {
 	$time = mysql2date(get_option('time_format'), current_time('mysql'));
 }
 ?>
+<?php if ( current_user_can( 'publish_pages' ) ) : // Contributors don't get to choose the date of publish ?>
 <p class="curtime"><?php printf($stamp, $date, $time); ?>
 &nbsp;<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a></p>
 
 <div id='timestampdiv' class='hide-if-js'><?php touch_time(($action == 'edit'),1,4); ?></div>
+<?php endif; ?>
 
 </div>
 
 <p class="submit">
 <?php do_action('page_submitbox_start'); ?>
 <input type="submit" name="save" class="button button-highlighted" value="<?php _e('Save'); ?>" tabindex="4" />
+
+<?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) { ?>
+<a class="preview button" href="<?php echo clean_url(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>" target="_blank" tabindex="4"><?php _e('View this Page'); ?></a>
+<?php } else { ?>
+<a class="preview button" href="<?php echo clean_url(apply_filters('preview_post_link', add_query_arg('preview', 'true', get_permalink($post->ID)))); ?>" target="_blank"  tabindex="4"><?php _e('Preview'); ?></a>
+<?php } ?>
+
+<?php if ( ('edit' == $action) && current_user_can('delete_page', $post->ID) )
+	echo "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("page.php?action=delete&amp;post=$post->ID", 'delete-page_' . $post->ID) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( ('draft' == $post->post_status) ? __("You are about to delete this draft '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete.") : __("You are about to delete this page '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete&nbsp;page') . "</a>";
+?>
+<br class="clear" />
 <?php
 if ( !in_array( $post->post_status, array('publish', 'future') ) || 0 == $post->ID ) {
 ?>
@@ -117,11 +154,7 @@ if ( !in_array( $post->post_status, array('publish', 'future') ) || 0 == $post->
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php
 }
-
-if ( ('edit' == $action) && current_user_can('delete_page', $post->ID) )
-	echo "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("page.php?action=delete&amp;post=$post->ID", 'delete-page_' . $post->ID) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( ('draft' == $post->post_status) ? __("You are about to delete this draft '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete.") : __("You are about to delete this page '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete&nbsp;page') . "</a>";
 ?>
-<br class="clear" />
 
 <!-- moved under the editor
 <?php if ( 0 != $post->ID ) : ?>
@@ -248,6 +281,19 @@ endif;
 ?>
 
 <div class="wrap">
+
+<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Advanced Options') ?></a>
+<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Options') ?></a></div>
+
+<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
+<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
+<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
+<div class="metabox-prefs">
+<?php meta_box_prefs('page') ?>
+<br class="clear" />
+</div></div>
+</div>
+
 <h2><?php
 	if ( !isset($post_ID) || 0 == $post_ID )
 		printf( __( '<a href="%s">Pages</a> / Write New Page' ), 'edit-pages.php' );
@@ -255,14 +301,6 @@ endif;
 		printf( __( '<a href="%s">Pages</a> / Edit Page' ), 'edit-pages.php' );
 ?></h2>
 
-<div id="previewview">
-<?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) { ?>
-<a class="button" href="<?php echo clean_url(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>" target="_blank"  tabindex="4"><?php _e('View this Page'); ?></a>
-<?php } elseif ( 'edit' == $action ) { ?>
-<a class="button" href="<?php echo clean_url(apply_filters('preview_post_link', add_query_arg('preview', 'true', get_permalink($post->ID)))); ?>" target="_blank" tabindex="4"><?php _e('Preview this Page'); ?></a>
-<?php } ?>
-</div>
-
 <?php
 wp_nonce_field($nonce_action);
 
@@ -315,18 +353,6 @@ if ( current_user_can('publish_pages') OR ( $post->post_status == 'publish' AND
 
 <div id="poststuff">
 
-<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Show Settings') ?></a>
-<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Settings') ?></a></div>
-
-<div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
-<div id="edit-settings-wrap">
-<h5><?php _e('Show on screen') ?></h5>
-<div class="metabox-prefs">
-<?php meta_box_prefs('page') ?>
-<br class="clear" />
-</div></div>
-</div>
-
 <div id="side-info-column" class="inner-sidebar">
 
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
index afa7387ae..51918a3af 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ require_once('admin-header.php');
 <div class="wrap">
 <form id="posts-filter" action="" method="get">
 
-<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Show Settings') ?></a>
-<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Settings') ?></a></div>
+<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Advanced Options') ?></a>
+<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Options') ?></a></div>
 
 <div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
 <div id="edit-settings-wrap">
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit.php b/wp-admin/edit.php
index 8894534bb..184cd1b4c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ else
 
 <form id="posts-filter" action="" method="get">
 
-<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Show Settings') ?></a>
-<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Settings') ?></a></div>
+<div id="show-settings"><a href="#edit_settings" id="show-settings-link" class="hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Advanced Options') ?></a>
+<a href="#edit_settings" id="hide-settings-link" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Hide Options') ?></a></div>
 
 <div id="edit-settings" class="hide-if-js hide-if-no-js">
 <div id="edit-settings-wrap">
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/page.js b/wp-admin/js/page.js
index c6e802d0b..5ca0f463e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/page.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/page.js
@@ -60,4 +60,14 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 		
 		return false;
 	});
+
+	jQuery('.edit-post-status').click(function () {
+		if (jQuery('#post-status-select').is(":hidden")) {
+			jQuery('#post-status-select').slideDown("normal");
+		} else {
+			jQuery('#post-status-select').slideUp("normal");
+			jQuery('#post-status-display').html(jQuery('#post_status :selected').text());
+		}
+		return false;
+	});
 });
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