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Testing and evaluating Microsoft Word as my blog editor

  • Artigo

Since 2009 I have been relying on LiveWriter as my blog editor. As there have not been any updates or bug fixes for quite some time, it is time to evaluate an alternative editor … Microsoft Word seems like the logical next choice.

How did I use configure Word as the editor?

  • Selected Blog Post from the Available Templates in Microsoft Word
  • Followed the prompt to Register a Blog Account
  • Selected Register Now, Choose your blog provider,
    Other, and MetaWeblog
  • Here comes the magical dust … append your MSDN URL with /metablog.ashx
  • Enter your credentials

Let's try to insert a table … an area where LiveWriter has given me grey hairs:

HEADER 1

HEADER 2

HEADER 3

TEST DATA 1

TEST DATA 2

TEST DATA 3.A

TEST DATA 3.B

 

Let's try to insert an image to test the publishing of images as well:

… any idea what the second image would show if we were to zoom out?

Publishing now … if you are reading this, I have successfully configured and used Microsoft Word as my blog editor.

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    September 15, 2014
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  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2014
    Martin/Robert, what's your recommended editor? Looks like neither of you is excited about the code that Word tailored for us behind the post :)

  • Anonymous
    September 18, 2014
    I am also very interested on the answer. After some "formatting fights" over the last 3 days, I am looking for alternatives too.