Word 2007 now provides the opportunity to publish a blog directly from a document. Writing to a blog can be unreliable if you type directly into a blog post.  Issues can often arise with work being lost if the browser times out or if the window is accidently closed. Writing a document in Word first is a very useful technique, as it enables you to make the most of a lot of functionality that you do not get in a blog pane. In particular I’ve found the spell check and the undo/redo options to be very useful before publishing online. Using Word also enables me to start a blog, then save it and then come back to it at a later date before I publish it. This is especially useful when I need to organise some pictures to go into the blog.

 

The image below shows where to find the new publish to blog option in Word 2007.

 

 

What you will notice when you enter into the Word 2007 blog publishing zone is that the new user interface has had a number of tabs removed from the ribbon to leave just three; the Blog Post, Insert and Add-Ins.

 

 

 

There are also some new commands available in these tabs such as ‘Manage Account’ which allows users to enter in existing Blog accounts.  

 

 

 

You can read lots more about Blog Publishing at the official MS Word Blog

 

 

Or you can find more specific data on the Blog Information Page