Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 with Wordpress
Most people are more familiar with Microsoft Office Word than they are with Wordpress. Therefore the option to post directly from Word to Wordpress is a bonus for many. However, it can be a bit tricky to set up the options so that Word can communicate with Wordpress on your server. I hope to make things easier in this guide.
First, you will need to write your blog post. Do this by clicking on the big button in the top left of the Word window and choosing New.
Select Blog Post and click the Create button.
Enter your post title, compose your post and save it.
Now you need to set up your Wordpress account details. Click on the Manage Accounts icon.
Click on New and select Wordpress from the Blog drop down box. Click on the Next button.
In the Blog Post URL type in the URL of your blog. Add /xmlrpc.php to the end of your URL. For example, http://www.myblog.com/xmlrpc.php
In the User Name and Password boxes, type the name and password you use to sign in to your blog. Check the Remember Password box if you would like your password to be remembered on the computer you are using.
Now you need to set up your Picture Options so click on the Picture Options button. I am assuming you wish to use your own website to store your images so select My Own Server from the Picture Provider dropdown list.
In the Upload URL box, type in the ftp address of the directory you are going to upload the images to. You may have to create this directory if it does not already exist. The URL should look something like – ftp://myblog.com/public_html/images/uploads.
In the Source URL, type the URL of the web address of your image. For example, http://myblog.com/images/uploads. Click the OK button.
You are now ready to publish your post so click on the Publish button. You will then be asked to add your FTP details. Once you have entered your FTP details your account is set up and Microsoft Word should be able to connect to your server. If it cannot, make sure you have entered all the account details correctly.
Happy blogging!