How to Use Word to Write and Post to Your Blog

Word 2010 includes a feature that lets you post to a blog directly from Word's editing screen.
Here's how it works.

1. From Word's File menu, choose New, then select Blog Post from the gallery of document types. 
2. Word opens a document with a placeholder title, a horizontal line, and an empty space for typing your blog post. 
3. Type in a title and a posting, and click Publish on the Blog Post tab of the Ruler. 
4. The first time you post, a wizard will walk you through the process of entering your blog's URL, your username, and your password. Click OK and your posting appears on your blog. 
5. The Ribbon also includes a Manage Accounts button that lets you revise or add to your list of hosting sites.

Microsoft seems to have lost interest in this feature, because it no longer works reliably with some services, such as Blogger, and continues to list Windows Live Spaces as a provider though Windows Live Spaces no longer exists. But the blog post feature is smooth as silk with other services, such as WordPress. (Here's a funny coincidence: Blogger is owned by Google; WordPress partners with Microsoft.)
Microsoft wants you to use its free Windows Live Writer instead of Word, but I prefer not to clutter my disk with multiple programs when a single one gets the job done.
From PCMag
How to Use Word to Write and Post to Your Blog