Instead, useMicrosoft Word, which many people are familiar with, to compose your blog posts.
Here’s how to do it.
With Word open, selectFile>New>Blog post.
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If required, selectCreate.
In theRegister a Blog Accountdialog box, selectRegister Now.
The information you provide in the following steps is needed so that Word can post to your blog.
In theNew Blog Accountdialog box, select theBlogdrop-down arrow, choose your platform, then selectNext.
Use the same username and password that you use to get in to your blog.
If you’re not sure how to fill out the URL section, see Microsoft’shelp with blogging in Word.
When you’re ready for Word to attempt an initial sign-on to your account, selectOK.
If registration is unsuccessful, you may need to repeat the steps.
Or you may need to associate Word with your blog account from your blog account’s controls.
This option is typically found in theAdminorDashboardarea of the blog parameters.
It might be labeledRemote Publishingor something similar.
To do so, write your text within theBlog posttemplate.
Writing in Word’s blog mode is streamlined and has fewer tools.
To post to your blog, select eitherPublishorBlog Post>Publish, depending on the version of Word.
To save the post as a draft, select thePublishdrop-down arrow, then selectPublish as Draft.
In older versions of Word, selectBlog Post>Publish as Draft.
To edit a blog post in Word, selectFile>Open, then choose an existing post.
For some versions of Word, chooseBlog Post>Open Existing, then pick the blog post.
