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This article provides information to help you get a blog account if you don't already have one, and it
provides instructions for registering your existing blog account with Microsoft Office Word 2007. It also
includes troubleshooting information for the problems that you are most likely to encounter when you
register an account, publish or open posts, or upload pictures.

If you already have an account with a blog service provider, you can begin blogging in Word
immediately.

Click the Microsoft Office Button Button image, and then click New.
Double-click New blog post.
In the Register a Blog Account dialog box, click Register Now to register your blog account with Word.
For information about registering your blog account, see the Register a blog account section in this
article.
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Get a blog account

If you don't have an account with a blog service provider, try one of the following providers, or visit the
Microsoft Office Marketplace to learn about provider options.

Here are some blog service providers to try:

Windows Live Spaces Web address: http://spaces.live.com. Follow the instructions on the home page to
create your own space. The service is free.
Blogger Web address: http://www.blogger.com/. Follow the instructions on the home page to create your
own blog. The service is free.
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services If your organization hosts a Microsoft Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0 site, ask the site manager to set up a blog page for you.
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Register my existing blog account

If you already have an account with a blog service provider, you can configure Word to use your account
information when you open or publish blog posts. If you have more than one blog account, you can
register all of them in Word. When you blog, you can choose whichever account you want to use for a
particular post.

The procedure for registering your blog account with Word depends upon the blog service provider you
use.

Which provider do you use?

Windows Live Spaces
Windows SharePoint Services
Blogger
Community server
Other providers
Windows Live Spaces
To register a Windows Live Spaces account with Word, type your space name and secret word in the
dialog box for registering blog accounts in Word.

Your space name is the unique part of your Windows Live Spaces Web address. For example, if your
Windows Live Spaces Web address is http://stigpanduro.spaces.live.com/, then your space name is
stigpanduro.

Your secret word is the word that you choose when you turn on e-mail publishing in your space settings.

To turn on e-mail publishing

Sign in to your space.
Click Options.
Click the E-mail Publishing tab, and then follow the steps for turning on e-mail publishing.
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Windows SharePoint Services
Important Blogging in Word on a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services blog page is available only in
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
To register a Windows SharePoint Services account with Word, type the Web address of your blog page
in the dialog box for registering blog accounts in Word.

The Web address of your blog page is a URL that contains the address of your blog page with no
additional information. For example, if the URL of your blog page is http://contoso/myblog/default.aspx,
you type http://contoso/myblog in the Blog URL box in Word.

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Blogger
To register a Blogger account with Word, type your user name and password in the dialog box for
registering blog accounts in Word.

Your user name and password are the credentials that you use to log on to your blog account.

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Community Server
To register a community server account with Word, type your user name, password, and blog post URL
in the dialog box for registering blog accounts in Word.

Your user name and password are the credentials that you use to log on to your blog account.

Your blog post URL is your blog provider's host Web address plus /metablog.ashx. For example, if your
blog provider's Web address is http://blogs.contoso.com, you type
http://blogs.contoso.com/metablog.ashx in the Blog post URL box in Word.

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Other providers
To register a blog account with Word for a provider that is not listed, type your user name, password,
Application Programming Interface (API), and blog post URL in the dialog box for registering blog
accounts in Word.

Your user name and password are the credentials that you use to log on to your blog account.

The API and blog post URL information may be available from your provider. Check with your provider
for an API and blog post URL, and type them in the boxes provided.

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Troubleshoot a problem
The problems that you're most likely to encounter will occur when you are registering your account,
publishing or opening a post, or uploading pictures.
ShowI can't register my blog account with Word

Do you already have an account with a blog service provider? You must have a blog account before you
can register it with Word. For more information, see the Get a blog account section in this article.
If you are typing your user name and password, make sure the information is correct. It should be the
same information that you use to log on to your blog account. Passwords are case-sensitive, so make sure
that CAPS LOCK is not on.
If you are using your Windows Live Spaces account, make sure that you type the correct space name and
that you have turned on e-mail publishing in your space. For more information, see the Windows Live
Spaces section in this article.
If you are using Windows SharePoint Services, make sure that you type the correct URL for your blog
page. For more information, see the Windows SharePoint Services section in this article.
ShowI can't publish my post

Make sure your user name and password are correct. Remember that passwords are case-sensitive, and
make sure that CAPS LOCK is not on.
Your blog provider may not support publishing posts in categories. Try resetting the category to None and
publishing the post again.
Your blog provider may require titles on posts. Make sure that the title is not blank, and then try
publishing the post again.
ShowI can't open a post

Make sure that your user name and password are correct. Remember that passwords are case-sensitive,
and make sure that CAPS LOCK is not on.

ShowI can't upload pictures

Do you already have a service provider to host your pictures? Check with your blog service provider to
learn how pictures are hosted in your blog. If your blog service provider does not host pictures directly,
you may be able to use a picture library on the Web (sometimes also known as a photo album or picture
gallery) to host the pictures in your blog. Alternatively, visit the Microsoft Office Marketplace to learn
about provider options.
If you are using Windows SharePoint Services, verify that picture library was created with your blog
page. If this library was deleted, recreate it and try again.
If you are using a custom Metaweblog provider, it may be that your provider does not support uploading
pictures. Contact your provider for more information.
If you typed an upload URL for your picture options, make sure that the information you typed is correct.
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