Word 2007 is a great tool for bloggers. It has a lot of features that make it easy to create and manage a blog. You can use Word 2007 to create posts, to add images, and to add text. You can also use Word 2007 to manage your blog posts. You can use Word 2007 to create posts in three ways: by using the New Post Wizard, by using the Format Post Wizard, and by using the Edit Post Wizard. The New Post Wizard is used to create new posts. The Format Post Wizard is used to format your posts. The Edit Post Wizard is used to change the content of your posts. You can use Word 2007 to add images to your posts. You can use the Add Image button on the left side of the post editor window or you can use the Add Image dialog box on the right side of the post editor window. The Add Image dialog box contains several options: The Add Image Option allows you to add an image from a file that you have downloaded from the Internet or from a website that you have visited. The Add Image Option also allows you to add an image that has been created by Microsoft Office software such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint. The Add Images Option allows you to add images that are in JPEG, GIF, PNG, or TIFF format. These files are large enough so that they will not be included in your post but they will be included in any future updates or editions of your blog post. The Use File Name field lets you name your image file after a specific word or phrase that appears in your post title or after a specific keyword in your post content. For example, if you name your image file “Blogger Picture 1.” then all subsequent blog posts with titles containing “Blogger Picture 1” will include an image associated with that particular blog post title (e.g., “Blogger Picture 2”).
To begin blogging, click on the Office button in the upper left hand corner, and then New, and then choose New blog post.
Now the ribbon will change to show the blogging tools. Click on the Manage Accounts button.
You’ll see that I’ve already setup an account for myself in the list, but you should click on New.
Now you’ll be asked what your blogging platform is. In my case, I’m using a custom WordPress installation, so I’ll choose that.
Now enter in the relevant information for your site, and choose whether to remember the password. You should also take a look at the Picture Options button, because Word can automatically upload images to certain blogging platforms, which is much easier than doing the ftp option.
Now you can start writing… you can add categories to your posts, and Word will automatically connect to your blogging platform and download the list of categories. Depending on the blogging platform you can even create new categories directly from within Word.
You can open an old post by using the Open Existing button, or even publish a draft to your site.
Word 2007 has really turned into an amazing blogging editor, well worth a look if you spend a lot of time in Word anyway.
