When you receive a Microsoft Word document with images attached as a guest post, you may have to copy out the text and then add the images separately. I did search WordPress plugins directory maybe there would be a plugin that could actually publish to WordPress, keeping all images, styling and fonts intact but there was actually none. There’s only a trick to do this and the images in the Microsoft Word document will be intact. The steps are as follows:
- First enable remote remote publishing from your WordPress setttings. Go to Settings > Writing and enable the options as shown below and save.
- Open the Word document (.doc or .docx file) and click the Office button > Publish > Blog
- The moment you hit the Publish button, you should be prompted to register a blog.
- Select your blog provider here. If you’re using WordPress, just select Worpress and if you’re using Google hosted Blogger, select Blogger from the drop-down menu
- If you select Blogger, you only need to key in your username and password but it’s a bit different for WordPress: you need to fill the form as shown below:
- With the correct details inserted, hit the OK button and you should be notified that your account registration was successful
Now everything is set and the Word document is ready to go live on your blog with all styling and images kept intact. You may need to insert categories and Microsoft Word even allows you to do this.
This definitely works and it’s how I publish guest articles on this blog. So, next time you need to publish a .doc or .docx document to WordPress or Blogger, looking for a plugin is a waste of time as you can do it directly from Microsoft Office.
Publishing images to Blogger
I couldn’t find a way to directly publish images to blogger except WordPress. If you’re on Blogger though, there’s a workaround.
- You need to create a free WordPress.com account. If you have one already, there’s no need for this and you may skip this step.
- Now follow the guide up there and select WordPress instead of Blogger. If Blogger is already registered on your MS-Word, click on Manage Account and create a new account using the free WordPress blog details you created earlier.
- Follow the guide up there for WordPress and you can publish the Word document to your free WordPress blog.
- Now log in to that WordPress dashboard and go to Posts. From here, you can edit the post and copy it to your Blogger post editor with the images and everything.
This is how I used to do it while on blogger before I started using self hosted WordPress: MS-Word > Free WordPress > Blogger. You can then delete the post on your WordPress account to avoid duplicate content on Google.
Twitter: xlimderek
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This used to be a very great problem in the past.
I use windows live writer now and its cool
Twitter: edi4all
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Quite Similarly to a post I wrote earlier this year, we normally get stuck at the place we are asked to choose the “my Server” after signing in.
Though, I used Ms Word 2007 to make my own tutorial, what Ms Word version did you use to write this?
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I think is office 13
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That’s actually Office 2007.
I also use Microsoft office 2007 for the tutorial though it’s applicable to newer versions as well. You can check the additional note I just added to publish images along to Blogger.
You haven’t mentioned about pictures how to add them?
i am using blogger!You haven’t mentioned about pictures how to add them?
i am using blogger!
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Only WordPress adds the pictures automatically. There’s a way to do it on Blogger and I’ve udated the post on how to do it on Blogger. Read the additional note.
Twitter: oegbule
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You can easily do this from the wordpress post editor, there is button there titled ‘copy from word’. Clicking on it copies your stuff from any open word document with the formatting intact.
And the pictures? No.
I have been looking on how to publish word documents with the image directly to wordpress for quite a while now and I was extremely lucky to come across this. You have explained it really well and simply so I will definitely try it out, thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome, Edyth. I’m glad you found the post useful.
Twitter: divyanshojha
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Will give it a try. i think it will give ability to add different fonts without bothering to use plugins
Twitter: ArewaTech_CEO
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Well, That’s cool. But mine still give me error after putting my email address and password. I’m using blogger.
Maybe you should input just your google ID, not the whole email address.
I am trying to find, how to use this step for some reason would not work in my f…..g computer. Be back soon if I succeed. Thanks for sharing. Absolutely great content
Twitter: fabinuibidapo
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Got to give it a trial. but hope its not the same with that on the wordpress dashboard?
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Thank you very much for the information. What version of microsoft Word can do this ?
I just know about it. Again Thanks.
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