Blogging with Microsoft Word lets you use the richly featured word processor to circumvent many of the underpowered, sometimes unfriendly aspects of browser-based interfaces used by platforms like WordPress or Blogger. We'll show you several ways to write and publish blog posts directly from Word, using the tools and shortcuts you already know.
While the this tutorial is written for Word 2013, the necessary features are available in all versions starting from Word 2007.
WordPress is a super-popular, open-source blogging platform that’s designed to be flexible, customizable and user-friendly. WordPress is also very easy to use with Microsoft Word.
If you haven’t already set up a WordPress blog, you can do it in just a few minutes. Just visit WordPress.com, pick a URL that’s not taken yet, and fill in some basic personal info. WordPress will try to upsell you to the $25-per-year hosting, but if you decline you’ll still have unlimited free hosting and a “[something].wordpress.com” domain name.
You’ll be asked to pick a theme for your site, connect a social media account, and write an introductory post. You can skip the latter two steps and go back to change any of this stuff at a later time.
Creating a WordPress blog is easy and intuitive on WordPress.com. Setting up a WordPress blog on your own web server isn't much harder, but takes little more time.
You can also download and install WordPress on almost any web host. Many hosts have scripts that handle the setup for you, but you can always visit WordPress.org to download a copy of the software.
(Note that the .org website is dedicated to the WordPress software itself, while the .com website is the hosted service.)
After a quick confirmation of your email address, you’re ready to begin writing your first blog post. Open up Word and click File > New. From the templates menu, choose Blog Post and click Create.
Crafting blog posts in Word provides a familiar interface and set of tools. Not all of Word's functionality is available, though.
Click the button at the top left of the window marked Manage Accounts. In the dialog that pops up, you can add any number of accounts and choose which one to publish to. Click New Account and choose WordPress from the dropdown menu. You’ll be asked for your blog’s URL (enter it without the “www.”), account name, and password.
Once you’ve done that, just use the formatting tools in Word to write as you normally would. When you’re done, click the Publish button in the top left. Your post will be uploaded to your WordPress blog.
When viewed in a browser, WordPress posts crafted in Word will look as you expect them to. Spacing and colors are subject to the the theme you choose for your Blog, however.
If you’d like to upload it but not make it public yet, click on the arrow under Publish and choose Publish as Draft. You’ll be able to find the post in your WordPress posts list, and you can publish it whenever you want.