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In todays world, blogging has become a big part of the way we share our experiences. A blog (short for weblog) gives individuals the power to publish anything they want to say to the world. The incredible simplicity of blogging is one of the things that makes blogging so popular. You don’t have to know anything about HTML or how to link from one page to another – only create a page within the software provided and upload it to a Web server.

In the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Word has become that software. Now you can create blog posts from within Microsoft Office Word 2007 with a few simple clicks of the mouse. This article shows you how you can start blog posts with Office Word 2007.

Follow these steps to start a new blog post:

1. Start Word 2007.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button, then select New.
3. In the New Document window, click New Blog Post.

The Blog Post window opens, and you will receive a popup dialog box asking you to register your blog account.

If you already have a blog account with one of the blogging service provides (such as Windows Live Spaces, Blogger, TypePad, WordPress or other), then select Register Now button and select the service to enter the information for that account as shown below.

If you do not then click Register Later and you are returned to the Blog Post window.

The Blog Post window includes two command tabs: Blog Post and Insert. Mainly you will be working with the Blog Post tab, where you have tools for working with your blog, clipboard, entering basic text, applying styles, and proofing your entry. The Insert tab is available only if your blogging service enables you to include photos.

The work in the Blog Post is based on WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) technology, in which content displayed during editing appears very similar to the final output. It is the same as creating any other document—you click and type your text as you want it to appear.

Good luck in writing your first article!