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Review of Windows Live Writer as an Offline Blog Editor
What Does Windows Live Writer Offer Bloggers?

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Windows Live Writer is a popular offline blog editor from Microsoft that can help bloggers write posts quickly and easily without an Internet connection.

Windows Live Writer is Free and Easy to Use

Windows Live Writer is completely free to download and use locally on your computer. It might take a few more minutes to download and configure Windows Live Writer than some other free offline blog editors, but once the initial work is done, it is extremely easy to use.

As with most offline blog editors, the Windows Live Writer interface is easy to understand with a WYSIWIG editor and icons that will be recognizable by bloggers. If you've used blogging software and other Microsoft software products, you should be able to pick up on the features of Windows Live Writer very quickly.

Windows Live Writer Offers a Wide Variety of Features

What sets Windows Live Writer apart from other offline blog editors is the vast number of features integrated into the software. Almost nothing is forgotten. Tasks such as uploading pictures and videos, tagging, adding categories, viewing posts in HTML or as they will appear online, and much more are very easy to perform.

Windows Live Writer also includes features that aren't available in online blog editors such as one-click image enhancements and uploads.

Windows Live Writer is Backed by a Trusted Brand - Microsoft

A big perk of using Windows Live Writer is its integration with Microsoft's other products, particularly the other Windows Live tools. You can feel confident that Windows Live Writer will continue to be updated well into the future.

Bottom Line

Windows Live Writer is a great offline blog editor. As you'd expect from one of the strongest technical brands, the software is chock full of great features and capabilities that make it the best choice in free offline blog editors for people working on a Windows-based platform.

You can follow the steps in this simple Windows Live Writer Tutorial to get started with Microsoft's offline blog editor today.

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