This is my first blog post using Microsoft Windows Live Writer. This another software from Microsoft can be download from here.
What is Windows Live Writer (WLW)?
WLM has lots of features which Microsoft hopes for a better blogging experience.
Feature of WLM:
- WYSIWYG Authoring – you know exactly how your post will look before you publish it
- Photo Publishing – inserting, customising of photos and also uploading (FTP)
- Map Publishing – insert a Windows Live Local map into your post
- Writer SDK – permits developers to the following content types
- images from online photo publishing sites
- embedded video or audio players
- product thumbnails and/or links from e-commerce sites
- tags from tagging services
- Compatibility – WLM not only a client for Windows Live Spaces but works with other weblogs like blogger, LiveJournal, Typepad, WordPress and mine: Drupal
How I setup WLM to work with my blog??
I simply followed this walkthrough and followed the wizard:
Blogging with WLM-personal experience:
- I can now save a local draft before publishing online.
- I can blog whilst previewing in: 1) Web Layout (F11) 2) Web Preview (F12) 3) HTML code (Shift + F11)
- Video insertion is easy!
- Windows Live Maps is cool!!!
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- So bloggers, why not give a try to Windows Live Writer?