MS Word 2007 to support blogging
Microsoft is taking some inspiration from the Apple iLife suite and adding blogging support to their word processor application MS Word.
The company is due to launch the latest version of their office suite, MS Office 12 early next year and they have incorporated blogging capabilities in this update.
Users would be able to configure some of the popular blogging platforms in MS Word. This would allow them to publish straight from inside the word processor.
Interestingly, Google already provides an add-on to MS Word, which enables blogging to Google Blogger weblog service. Microsoft would be supporting a variety of platforms including MSN Spaces, Google Blogger and others.
Interestingly, this new feature will also automatically upload pictures and convert Office graphics such as charts and diagrams into browser compatible PNG images. This would make it very easy for new users to blog using their favorite web processing application.