Blogging Made Easy With OOo

Finally, the new blogging extension for StarOffice and OpenOffice.org is available. Browse to the Sun Store at http://globalspecials.sun.com/ and click the link or go direct to this page.

Sun Weblog Publisher

From the Sun Store, after some handshake protocol involving a money transfer, you'll get a file with the *.pkg file name extension. Installation is easy using the menu Tools - Package Manager. (Starting with OOo 2.1 this is called Extension Manager.)

Once installed, you will notice a new menu entry Weblog and a new toolbar.

Add your Blog site and access info on the settings dialog.

Write your Blog as a normal OOo Writer document, include some formatting and pictures, and click the Send to Weblog icon.

Now formatting your Blog is as easy as in Writer. Include pictures. Use the spellchecker.

You can retrieve your existing blog entries, edit them in Writer and then upload with a single click.

A first tip: Choose View - Toolbars - Hyperlink Bar to view and edit the hyperlinks in your blog.