How to Configure a WordPress Blog on Windows Live Writer

Windows Live Writer is an awesome tool that lets authors write content and publish it to a content management system. If you run a WordPress blog, then Live Writer is the ideal offline blog publishing tool for you. This tutorial is for newbies to blogging who want to learn how to use Windows Live … [Read more...]

How to Fix the Invalid Server Response Error in Windows Live Writer

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If you are reading this post, chances are, you have probably encountered the “metaWeblog.newMediaObject method received from the weblog server was invalid – Invalid Response Document Returned From XmlRpc Server” error in Windows Live Writer when publishing your blog post. In this tutorial, … [Read more...]

Insert Snippets into Blog Posts with the Dynamic Template Plugin

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Windows Live Writer is a fantastic application that makes creating, editing, and publishing posts to WordPress a breeze. Windows Live Writer also supports numerous plugins that makes authoring content easy. I often like to add static pieces of text to my blog, preferably at the end of each post, to … [Read more...]

How to Add A Blogger Account to Windows Live Writer

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Windows Live Writer is an extremely useful tool for publishing content from your desktop. Since the application supports multiple blogging platforms such as WordPress, Blogger, TypePad among others, you can configure and create content for multiple platforms. To start off, you first need to add a … [Read more...]

Windows Live Writer 2011: How to Insert Videos in your Blog Post

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Adding videos to your blog post adds additional value to your content. It creates and holds interest and breaks the monotony of having too much textual information. If you use Windows Live Writer to author your content, inserting videos is as easy as apple pie. The new Ribbon feature displays the … [Read more...]

10 Cool Windows Live Writer Plugins

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Almost every known application today has plug-ins to help increase the usefulness of the application.  Here are 10 cool Windows Live Writer plugins that I use in the course of my work. You can download these plug-ins from the Windows Live Gallery. Most plugins require .NET Framework 2.0 and Windows … [Read more...]

How to Quickly Access Frequently Used Live Writer 2011 Commands

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One of the easiest ways to access commands that you frequently use when authoring content on the Windows Live Writer editor is by adding them to the Quick Access toolbar. Adding commands to the Quick Access toolbar lets you select frequently used commands from various tabs and place them in one … [Read more...]

Windows Live Writer 2011 Keyboard Shortcuts to Author Your Blog

While the Windows Live Writer Ribbon provides easy access to most commands, it is quicker to use keyboard shortcuts to perform certain functions. Here’s a list of the most commonly used Windows Live Writer 2011 keyboard shortcuts. You can print them and stab them to your dashboard or pin board  … [Read more...]

A Peek at the Windows Live Writer 2011 Ribbon

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With the release of the Windows Live Essentials suite, the blogging community can now look forward to using the new look Windows Live Writer 2011 application. In this post, I will take a peek at the Windows Live Writer 2011 Ribbon, which has been freshly introduced to the Writer 2011 interface. … [Read more...]