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Word 2007 to Feature Built-in Blogging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rapid-publishing dept.

Vitaly Friedman writes "Microsoft has revealed a surprising new feature for Word 2007: built-in blog publishing. The big surprise is this: the HTML that is generated is actually not that bad. 'Joe Friend, a lead program manager (Microsoft's term for a person who creates the specifications for software that programmers implement) has posted an entry on his blog regarding an interesting new feature being implemented for Word 2007: direct publishing of blogs to the web from within the program.'"

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  1. Word blogging = Clippy Returns! by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clippy: I see you're writing something that's critical of a repressive regime. Would you like me to:

    ( ) Censor your writings prior to ftp upload?
    ( ) Inform government agents?
    ( ) Prepare a firing squad?
    (*) Do nothing (but fuck up the html)

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    1. Re:Word blogging = Clippy Returns! by Gordonjcp · · Score: 2, Funny

      so I got Word 2007

      Current mood: angsty | Listening to: Hawthorne Heights

      got my hands on a copy of Word 2007 but it sux coz the clippy keeps telling me I don't spell good and punctuate, I mean its only a blog ffs

  2. Word blogging by caston · · Score: 3, Funny

    So when can we expect a direct interface in slashdot for MS word users?

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  3. Autocorrect by shoemakc · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, but what happens when the autocorrect starts making changes like:

    "Word 2007 stinks!"

    becoming

    "Word 2007 is the best thing since man landed on the moon and sliced some bread!"

    -Chris

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  4. Tiny little prerequsiite by neuro.slug · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blogs viewable with only IE7 with Windows Vista Cray Edition installed. :)

    Oh, and the ability to upload Word macros directly onto the internets! Wow, that should be infallible!! Right, right?

  5. main effect by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    The main effect of this will be that we see even more blogs that use Comic Sans. Oh boy, I can hardly wait!

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  6. What Word 2007 really needs. by Funkcikle · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) More fonts. 2) More clip art. 3) Themes. Then it can tap into all that teeny blogging energy. "It looks like you are whining about your life. Would you like me to set your "Now Listening To:" music tag to something appropriate?"

    1. Re:What Word 2007 really needs. by superyooser · · Score: 2, Funny

      Word already does pretty much anything you want it to do: tables, image drawing, web design, blogging... Too bad it doesn't have a decent text editor yet.

      Yeah, I know, emacs called and wants its joke back.

  7. real men blog with emacs by cyber_rigger · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.billstclair.com/blogmax/

  8. I need to see my doctor... by mennucc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    M-x doctor

    I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time
    you are finished talking, type RET twice.

    I am concerned that Word 2007 will include direct publishing of blogs to the web from within the program.

    Why do you say that?

    Because Word's HTML output at any time in the past has always been terrible, embedding hundreds of unnecessary manual font changes, eschewing cascading style sheets, and generally producing HTML that makes a typical web developer want to vomit.

    Is it because word's html output at any time in the past has always
    been terrible embedding hundreds of unnecessary manual font changes
    eschewing cascading style sheets and generally producing html that
    makes a typical web developer want to vomit that you came to me?

    Yes, I am afraid that eventually MS's Word will include more features
    than Emacs.

    Does it bother you that eventually ms's word will include more features
    than emacs?

    Well, actually not. Thanks doctor.

    Don't mention.

  9. Even more blogs... by Hugues999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is your god now?

  10. Re:Spelling the cause? by Rosyna · · Score: 3, Funny

    Less Internet-literate people (people who don't know HTML, people who are uncomfortable typing in a text editor, etc.) have plenty of reasons to want to use a familiar word processor to blog.

    Do we really want blogging to be more accessible to your grandmother? It's bad enough that blogging is accessible to 14 year old girls.

    Current Mood: I pee every time I sneeze.

  11. Windows Vista to Feature WinFS by TwilightSentry · · Score: 2, Funny

    When it comes out in 2003...

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