Set post-acceptance for your WordPress blog account
First and foremost, ensure that your blog accepts posts from Microsoft Word before you try to link them to your WordPress account.- Navigate to ‘Admin settings’ in your WordPress account
- Click on ‘Settings’ > ‘Writing’ > ‘Remote Publishing.’
- Check the XML-RPC and proceed to save changes.
Method 1: Draft your blog post on Microsoft Word
In this method, you can draft your blog piece on MS Word and then copy your content from Microsoft Word to WordPress editor. This way, you will also get the freedom to format your blog fully before publishing it. Now, anything that you enter in the editor is converted to HTML. If you are unable to convert some formatting to HTML, you can resolve it by pasting your text in Word before pasting it to your blog editor. The issue may arise because WordPress “fixes” poorly formatted codes and removes ones that are broken. MS Word comes with cleaning tools that remove the extra formatting. These tools are not available on a regular blogging editor.Method 2: Link Microsoft Word to your blog account
Linking your blog account to Microsoft Word is effective, as it saves you the time of copying and pasting your content. You can link Microsoft Word to an existing blog post or use a new one.Registering a new blog
- Open Microsoft Word > File > New > Blog post. In some versions, you might need to click ‘Create’. You can also search for ‘Blog Post’ on the search bar.
- You will be asked to ‘Register a Blog Account’. Click on Register Now and fill in the information. You may also choose ‘Register Later’, and then click on Manage Accounts > New.
- Select your blog provider and enter your credentials.
- Choose your Picture Options.
- Select OK, and sign in to your account.
- Open MS Word, select File > New > Blog post.
- Next, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click ‘New’. In the New Document window, select New Blog Post.
- If you have not yet registered your blog account with Word, the ‘Register a Blog Account’ dialogue box will appear. Try one of the following:
- a. Click ‘Register Now’ if you want to link Word to a blog service provider. Go to ‘Register a blog account’ to complete this process.
- b. Click ‘Register Later’ if you only want to write a post and do not want to create an account right now. Continue writing your post by going to ‘Add content to a post’.
Write, publish, draft or edit your blog posts on Microsoft Word
Once you link your blog to Microsoft Word, you can draft your content on the Microsoft Word blog template. Add content to your blog post- Choose your Blog Post template and use the clipboard to enter text into your blog post to apply styles. Then, click on ‘Blog Post’.
- To add media, select ‘Insert’.
- Write the title for your post and draft your content.
- Click ‘Insert’ to add a category to your post.
- Click ‘Publish’ or ‘Publish as a draft’ once done. The latter allows you to preview your blog post before it goes live.
- Set your cursor where you want your picture. Click ‘Insert’ and then select ‘Picture’.
- Browse the Insert Picture dialogue box for the image you want to upload.
- Select the image and Insert.
- Use the Picture tools for editing pictures.
- Select your intended link text.
- Click on the ‘Insert’ tab.
- Select ‘Hyperlink’.
- Enter the URL into the Address box.
- Click ‘OK’.
- Go to File > Open Existing
- Choose your blog post and click ‘OK’.
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