Microsoft Word is a useful platform for blogging and allows you to directly publish blog posts online. It has made blogging on the go fairly convenient and all you have to do is to open Word and will be actually posting to your site in no time. You can directly post blogs to your WordPress, TypePad, Blogger, SharePoint to name a few.
Here we discuss how to use MS-Word for blogging. These are the steps to follow:
Register and Connect to your blog
1) To start blogging from Word, go to File> New. Click on basic blog post template. Now select, Create.
2) Now, you will see a setup wizard to get your blog registered with word. Click on Register Now.
3) Now, you will see the number of platforms that are supported by MS-Word. Almost all well-known blog providers are supported by it such as Blogger, TypePad, WordPress, SharePoint blog and others. You can select the platform where your blog is running and then click Next.
4) Now, you can enter the Blog Post URL so that Word knows where to post the content. It also remembers our username and password when you opt for remember password.
5) When you click on Picture Options, you will see the option for uploading pictures to your blog. Here, you can select the place from where pictures will be uploaded like your blog provider, your server or can also choose to not upload any pictures.
Write and Post Content
1) After you have everything set up, you can start writing your blog post. The editing options in writing a blog post are similar when working in Microsoft Word. If you are new to Microsoft Word, you will find the controls and features very supportive to creating a post. It is easy to add pictures, video and other media. Go to Insert> Pictures and select the image you want to use.
2) When you are done with your blog, you can choose to publish or publish as draft. Publishing as a draft allows you to edit and proof read before the final publish of the post on your blog. You can also click on Publish when you want the post to go live immediately.
3) You can now log into your blog and will see the post there. MS-Word for blogging is an easy way to get your posts published online in no time.
These were the easy steps to use MS-Word for blogging. What are your views regarding using Word for creating blog posts? Do you find it more convenient and hassle-free process? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
