What replaces office picture manager in office 2013?

Anonymous
2012-07-17T15:09:08+00:00

The Office Picture Manager has been a very quick and easy tool to use, built into Office and readily available no matter what machine I have to use.  I would rather not have to install 3rd party software to do what MS has made easy to do in the past.

Any word on what this app is called now and where it's hidden in the Office 2013 install?

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2014-11-13T02:58:20+00:00

The best workaround I've found is to use the free SharePoint Designer 2010 to bootstrap the MS Office Picture Manager.

You can get the SharePoint Installer from this post:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Office_Suites/MS_Office/A_12697-How-to-Install-Microsoft-Office-Picture-Manager-in-Office-2013.html

Then, for more detailed instructions, you can follow the Guide Here:

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-install-and-get-microsoft-office-picture-manager-back-in-office-2013/

The short version is to run the installer.  

Then choose "Customize" instead of "Install Now".  

Then deselect everything that's not "Office Tools" > "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"

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2012-07-24T18:18:50+00:00

The Office Picture Manager has been a very quick and easy tool to use, built into Office and readily available no matter what machine I have to use.  I would rather not have to install 3rd party software to do what MS has made easy to do in the past.

Any word on what this app is called now and where it's hidden in the Office 2013 install?

Thanks!

Hey John,

You are correct that Office Picture Manager was removed from the suite. Inside programs such as PowerPoint and Word there are still editing tools. You also have Windows Live Photo Gallery which I feel is a much more program specific picture editing tool. Hopefully the small change does not effect your trial of the Next Microsoft Office.

Thanks for Posting!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-06T02:45:21+00:00

    I know... absolutely NOBODY knows how to go back one page to see the answer... this is now the 17th time I've posted it.

    REINSTALL PICTURE MANAGER FOR FREE

    http://www.askvg.com/how-to-install-and-get-microsoft-office-picture-manager-back-in-office-2013/

    Whoo...

    Time to get off that high horse of your's Jerry.  While it is very useful that you (and a couple of others here) have posted a workaround to put an older version of OPM from Sharepoint 2010 into our later released MS Office builds, what these people are saying is that it is a very poor decision by Microsoft to have removed it from their Office Suite in the first place.  What we would all like to see is an up to date version of Office Picture Manager in the Office 2013 or Office 365 products.  

    Saying that "absolutely NOBODY knows how to go back one page" is tantamount to telling us that we are all stupid because you have had to post your response 17 times" when it's obvious that some at least have taken your advice (if you check, you will see that I and others gave you kudos for your workaround).  You would be better served by taking a more reserved and helpful tone before you start to look like someone who is on a bit of a rant.  

    Don't get me wrong, your advice is VERY helpful ... just tone it down a bit so the newbies get your message rather than an attitude. After all, the problem here is really one of Microsoft's making, and I, like you and many others here, can't understand why MS can't simply add OPM back to the suite or offer it as an up to date additional download.

    More kudos to you Jerry :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-05T12:22:13+00:00

    I know... absolutely NOBODY knows how to go back one page to see the answer... this is now the 17th time I've posted it.

    REINSTALL PICTURE MANAGER FOR FREE

    http://www.askvg.com/how-to-install-and-get-microsoft-office-picture-manager-back-in-office-2013/

    Whoo...

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-05T07:18:40+00:00

    I am disappointed it the loss. Why Microsoft must keeps making these big mistakes is unbelievable should have stayed with the old. not sure I am going stay with 2013. I used  office picture manager   Daily. Well another program down the toilet.

    Did you actually read the thread?   The answer to your problem was even repeated in the message immediately before yours.

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