sangeetha s
2008-03-27 04:45:07 UTC
and on it goes. There are definitely kinks in Beta 2. For example we are encoding smart quotes incorrectly so I had to turn off that feature in Word, but the goal is to output just what is needed to make your blog post clean and readable (code and rendered HTML).
Pictures
When you set up your blog you can specify an upload site and Word will take care of uploading any pictures that you insert in the blog post. Also, we'll automatically generate & upload PNGs for the Office graphics (charts, diagrams, etc.) that you insert in your post.
In Beta 2 we have basic FTP support. We hope to add support for metaweblog API picture handling, SharePoint picture libraries, and one or two others. While we have a limited ability to add many more providers to this late breaking feature, the feature is extensible and other providers can insure that their systems work with Word even after Office 2007 ships.
Getting started
You can start a new blog by simply going to the File icon, New dialog and selecting "New Blog Post." Or, if you want to start your post from an existing document go to the File icon and select Publish and Blog.
File Publish Blog
Setting up your blog
This is pretty standard stuff if you've ever used one of the many blog post authoring applications. In Beta 2 we support MSN Spaces, SharePoint 2007 (of course), Blogger, and Community Server (which is used for blogs.msdn.com). You can also set up a custom account with services that support the metaweblog API or the ATOM API. All the blog providers seems to interpret these APIs a bit different so there kinks we're still working out. But the basics should work in Beta 2. We hope to add a few more services to the list before we ship. The Word blog authoring feature is extensible and we will publish information so that blog providers can insure that their systems work with Word.
Create New Account Dialog
More info coming…
We're excited about getting into more details about this feature, but I'm calling it a night now.
PS. A little honesty
Did I mention that this was beta software and we were running hot? For complete transparency I need to admit a couple things. I had to make a few hand tweaks to my post due to bugs (I'm sure our developer would blame it on user error). I had to upload and hand code the pictures because I had problems with my FTP site. And, I had to hand change the items with the CODE tag since we didn't map the Word code style correctly. You too can help find a report bugs with this feature once beta 2 is available. More on that later.
Whew! That feels better. Now I can sleep soundly.
Posted: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:42 AM by Jfriend
Filed under: Blog feature, Word, HTML
Comments
Pranav ... Blogging said:
Hey so I guess it’s the time to share a few things. In my previous post http://blogs.msdn.com/pranavwagh/archive/2006/05/09/594070.aspx...
# May 12, 2006 6:15 AM
Chris Pratley's OneNote Blog said:
Over on the Word blog Joe Friend has broken the news about the new blogging support we've added to Word...
# May 12, 2006 6:38 AM
Tiernans Comms Closet said:
So, a few days ago I posted that I was blogging from somewhere, but couldn’t say where. Well, that “where”...
# May 12, 2006 6:39 AM
Sandeep Singh Rawat said:
It’s a great feature that I’m trying to test from within Word 2007. Now I don’t need to go to the blogging...
# May 12, 2006 6:50 AM
Windows Observer » Blog Archive » Blogging Coming to Word 2007 said:
PingBack from http://www.windowsobserver.com/2006/05/12/blogging-coming-to-word-2007/
# May 12, 2006 6:50 AM
Mark Bower said:
Just announced – a new feature in Office Word 2007 Beta 2 to enable you to publish direct to your blog....
# May 12, 2006 7:55 AM
Eric Denekamp said:
tis is the coolest thing i heard regarding Office 2007
# May 12, 2006 8:11 AM
AdamB said:
Great job with this! I'd love to see more small additions to Word on a going forward basis through officeupdate.com or whatever. Little features like blog support/rss/opml/cool tech of the day are usually pretty easy to add (Dave Winer seems to hack them out pretty quickly) and shows that you guys are staying relevant.
# May 12, 2006 9:13 AM
Windows With Ink Blog » Blog Archive » No more blog tool, at least not from me… said:
PingBack from http://windowswithink.com/blog/2006/05/12/no-more-blog-tool-at-least-not-from-me/
# May 12, 2006 9:44 AM
ahmeds said:
Is this exposed through Outlook. Can i blog offline and sync
# May 12, 2006 10:04 AM
Step said:
Great! I'm going to like this a lot more than using the "blogger" plug-in. (Especially since I probably won't stay on Blogger.)
I hope we can also just publish to a folder, for those who run their own server.
# May 12, 2006 10:30 AM
Brian Jones: Open XML Formats said:
Joe Friend has finally made it public that there will be built in blog functionality in Word 2007! I...
# May 12, 2006 10:44 AM
Brad Wilson - The .NET Guy said:
# May 12, 2006 10:46 AM
Shane Perran said:
That is fantastic. I know a lot of hardcore bloggers that do their posts in word anyways just to ensure they have a handle on spelling, grammar etc.
# May 12, 2006 10:48 AM
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life said:
# May 12, 2006 10:55 AM
James O'Neill's blog said:
This post, and the last one were made from Word 2007 Beta. I don’t mean typed and spell checked in word,...
# May 12, 2006 11:06 AM
Alex Barnett blog said:
Joe Friend has some interesting news re: Word 2007. You'll be able to author blog posts using it and...
# May 12, 2006 11:36 AM
Fred said:
Okay Joe, looks like you've had a good reason for *not* blogging about Word 2007for a few months. Congratulations to you and the Word team. :)
Of course now that *you* have the new tool you'll be able to keep on with the daily 'new' or 'improved' in Word feature previews for the rest of us out here?
In your screenshot for WordBlog UI I didn't see an 'exit' or close button. As you've removed the other Ribbon tabs (not quite sure I'm understanding why that was done rather than using some 'contextual' tabs as Jensen shows for things like working on pictures) is this a 'view' in Word, or an outside applet, or ???
# May 12, 2006 11:47 AM
Heath Stewart said:
FTP? Who uses FTP anymore? It would be great if this feature supported WebDAV as FrontPage does.
# May 12, 2006 12:50 PM
Christophe Lauer said:
# May 12, 2006 1:16 PM
search.subscribe.share said:
My friend and colleague Joe Friend over in Word 2007 land (actually just upstairs from my office) has...
# May 12, 2006 1:22 PM
GottaBeMobile.com said:
# May 12, 2006 1:28 PM
Kirk Allen Evans' Blog said:
I installed Office 2007 Beta 2 today. I was reluctant to install previous versions of Office 2007 because...
# May 12, 2006 2:14 PM
doncampbell's Weblog said:
Dare writes about Blogging from Word 2007. This is in Beta 2 which will be available externally...
# May 12, 2006 2:49 PM
doncampbell said:
I just tried this - awesome. Thank Joe.
-Don
# May 12, 2006 2:52 PM
Community Server Daily News said:
News Section fluidity continues. Today we're adding "Mods and Add-ins" to highlight..