Question: I try to move some settings, for example the comment or menu settings, from the "additional settings" to my own field group created with the [Field Group](https://www.drupal.org/project/field_group) module.

As there is no way to access the fields under additional settings via the gui I thought about moving them via a form\_alter hook, but with no success.

**Update**

Here is the code i used in a custom module to (unsuccessfully) move a field:

```
function form_tweaks_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  if(isset($form['#node_edit_form']) && $form['#node_edit_form']) {
    // Adding the comment settings to my field group
    $form['#group_children']['comment_settings'] = 'group_sidebar_tab4';

```

My module's weight is lower then the weight of the field group module and when I use the above code on other fields added to the content type, for example an image field, it works just fine.

**Update 2**

Just to make sure, I am talking about **node forms**. I want to move certain elements that resist in the "additional settings" vertical-tab-group to other groups.

Answer: 
I ended up with solution from @Colin Shipton + `column-count` CSS property. That solutions works in all browsers except IE9 and less.
* Create a *view* of that content type
* Remove *published date sort criteria* and add the field you need as sort criteria in *ascending order* . It appears as `Content: Title (asc)` in sort criteria