Posting to a Blog Using Microsoft Word 2007 [Tips]

There are many new features in the Microsoft Office 2007. Besides the new interface, this word program also come with the feature that help blogger. Using Microsoft office 2007 you can post directly to your blog. Now this office suite version has a features like windows live writer. With this feature you can create and publish your article to your blog without opening your blog using internet browser.
Microsoft Office 2007 support  6 blog platform,  Windows Live Space, Blogger, Sharepoint Blog, Community Server, Typepad, and WordPress. If you use one of the platform you can now easily posting to your blog using Microsoft office 2007 and you can use this program as alternative software to windows live writer.

Follow These Steps to Post an Article to your Blog Using Microsoft Word 2007

1. Write or open an article using Microsoft Word 2007.
2. Click Office Button then select “Publish – Blog” to publish the article into your Blog.
3. On the next steps will appear dialogue box to register a Blog Account. Click on “Register Now”  Button to set-up connections between  Microsoft Word 2007 and Your blog.
   
4. Choose your blog platform then click next.
5. Enter your blog URL in the Blog Post URL form and enter your blog User Name and Password and then click ok.  it’s will take a few second.
6. To publish your article click Blog Post menu then click Publish.

If you want post an article again, you can click Office button – New then Select New Blog Post. Now with this office 2007 features you can post an article to your blog like using windows live writer. Happy blogging

Add Google Talk Badge to Your Blog

A Google Talk chatback badge will let visitors to your web page chat with you. But the google talk badget not use animation picture like badge on Yahoo Messenget, it only show text with callouts like this:

How to get google talk badge
It easy, Goto Google Talk Badge Official Site then with your google account. copy and paste the HTML code in the below of page into your web page or blog. If the site that hosts your web page does not support direct HTML editing or embedded frames then click ‘Edit’ to select a style of badge that does not use frames.
How to add the badge code to your blog
For Blogspot, after login to your blogspot account goto your blog layout then in ad a widget Choose HTML/JavaScript and enter the code.
For WordPress, Login tou your wordpress blog in the appearance click widget, ad a text widget, edit then enter the code. (your wordpress themes must widget ready, if no, add the code manually)

Install Islamic Calendar Widget to Your Blog

Do You want to Islamic calender widget on your blog? You can get the hijri calendar widget in Al-habib Islamic web Services. All of  the widgets on Al-Habib website is flash-based and can be embedded on blog or website. The widget also can be embedded in many open social or community websites like MySpace, Multiply, Friendster, Ning, Hi5, iGoogle, Hadithuna, Typepad, Netvibes and more. On Al-Habib website there eighteen widget design can you choice.
The displayed hijri calendar date is based on the latest formulation of the Ummul Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia and based on the Suggested Global Islamic Calendar
How to get the Free Islamic Calender Widget:

1. Open al-habib website and browse and choose the design that you like.
2. Most of the islamic hijri calendar widgets below are customizable, so you can design your custom calendars or personalised calendaras. You can set size, look or color of the calendar to conform with your blogs or websites .
   
3. After done with all setting, Click BLOG ME button (with Plus icon)
4. Copy the code and embed in your blog or you can add the widget automatically to your blog by clicking blog platform and follow the instructions.

 

Read more Feature for Blogger

Now Blogger have readmore feature like wordpress. We usually to add readmore feature in blogger using JavaScripts and some other hacks. Now as part of 10th anniversary of Blogger, the Blogger team add read more tag in Blogger blogs.

How to Show Read More feature in Blogger

• Open “blogger.com” and login with your Blogger account.
• Now create a new post.
• Over the tools , you will see a new option insert jump break in the top right of post editor (see the picture below) .
  
• You need to add read more in Blogger just  click on this and publish the post.

Import Blog Content from Blogspot to WordPress

Actually I want to try this wordpress feature has a long time ago, but could only try two days ago. I just bought a dot info domain name that I use to move my Blogspot blog to wordpress with selft hosting.  I think, to import the Blogspot data to wordpress it is very difficult but after I tried it very easy. I was thinking, why I do not recommend my friends who also moved their blog are on Blogspot to wordpress with self hosting. He moved the data one by one. You only need a few simple steps to transfer your blog from blogspot to wordpress with self hosting.
If you are interested to move/Import your blog from Blogspot to wordpress you can follow the following tutorial:

• Login to your WordPress blog, and then click “Tool-Import”.  After that click Blogger link.
• Click “Authorize” button
• Click “Grant access” to allow your wordpress account accessing your Blogspot account.
• Your blog list on your BlogSpot account will be displayed.  Click the import button on the blog that you want to import. Done. All data in your BlogSpot has been imported.

Sorry, I do not show screenshots of importing process data on my blog, because there are some important data and I can not show to the public.

How add Favicon to Website or Blog

Favicon is short for favorites icon also knows as website icon, bookmark icon or URL icon usually use 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon. Favicon is a little icon that appears at the top of your browser when opening a website.
To add favicon to website or blog there are several ways, if u use blog platform such as WordPress you can use plug-in, other methods you can adding the favicon manually to you web by uploading the icon the your own hosting and place a small between <HEAD> tag.
What is the use of favicon on the website? The main purpose of favicon is creating the “brand” of the website and it help user to recognize the website.
How to add a favicon on website or Blog?
On this tutorial I just gave an example using BlogSpot and WordPress platform.
A. Adding favicon to BlogSpot

• Login to your BlogSpot account,
• Click “Layout” on the blog that will be installed an favicon
• Click “Edit HTML”.  Paste the favicon code right after “HEAD” tag and save the setting. Refresh/reload you blog and you will see the new favicon icon on you blog.

B. Adding favicon to WordPress

• This tutorial can not be used on blog on wordpress.com. You must have a WordPress blog with self hosting.
• Login to you Blog, click “Appearance” then “editor”. Click “header.php”
• Paste the favicon code after “<HEAD>” tag and save the setting.  Reload you blog to see the effect.

How to create favicon code instantly

1. Open the “free favicon hosting”
2. Click browser button to add an image/picture. The free favicon hosting support GIF, PNG, BMP and ICO image format and the image size not less than 1MB. After uploaded the image click “Upload it!”
   
3. Copy the favicon code and add to your blog/website. To add the code on you blog you could read the tutorial above about “Adding favicon to WordPress“ and “Adding favicon to Blogspot”

blogger post shortcut

ctrl + c ===== copy

ctrl + x ===== cut 

ctrl + v ===== paste

ctrl + shift  =====  paste as normal

ctrl + b  =====  bold

ctrl + i  =====  italic

ctrl + p  =====  print
ctrl  + z  =====  undo

ctrl + y  =====  redo

ctrl + shift + a  =====  link

ctrl + shift + p  =====  preview

ctrl + d  =====  save as draft

ctrl + s  =====  post publish

ctrl + a   =====  select all

home =====  goto only first line

ctrl + home  =====  goto start first line

end  =====  goto only last line

ctrl + end  =====  goto end last line

Related Post Widget by Outbrain for Blogger Blogs and Websites

 

Though there are number of related post widgets on the net for blogger blogs and websites, I found the widget provided by outbrain a good looking and easy to install widget for all the blogger's. Many of your queries are solved right on the help centre of the website and i guess those are enough to answer all your problems related to installation and appearance all together. Its available for both publisher's as well as the advertiser's. Troubleshooting guides are also a well know factors available for blogger's worldwide.

Companies like Slate, USA Today, The Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Golf.com, Discovery and National Geographic also uses this widget to run on their respective websites.

The widget is available in two formats, plain text and also with thumbnails as shown below.

Feedback to your widget with star ratings or recommendations are also available as an added advantage. 

Once you select all the options, scroll down and select Blogger from the list of Blog Platforms and click on the Install option.

After this you will be taken to your preferred platform where you have to select the add a widget option and install the way you like it to appear on the blog or website.  It quite often happens that it won't appear on to your blog or website at the most. This is not a problem. You just have to wait and relax it would appear as soon as it scrolls down your posts and makes a proper list to show.

Check the website and install one today - Outbrain