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
    2015-11-24T16:20:26+00:00

    not sure if this is the right link I used to successfully get MS Pictire Manager back (a hugly popular program - and MS Corp caring less about their own clients to try to look like aooke and come up with the most horrific opperating system ever .... rather go back to DOS at times while using windows 8) ... anyway....

    TRY THIS LINK ... LET ME KNOW IF IT HELPS... SURE HOPE IT DOES .. I would have been sunk 2 years ago had I not been able to use it ....  please let me know how it works out .... if for no other reason ... so I can share it with others.. I still get many emails on this issue after 2 + years (or there about) .... 

    http://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/12697/How-to-Install-Microsoft-Office-Picture-Manager-in-Office-2013.html

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-24T16:10:03+00:00

    I too am lamenting the loss of Picture Manager. I am working on an office computer so use of any kind of cloud is forbidden. We have a central server where all the photos are kept so that is my only option. I have the Creative Suite and Windows 7 and was told to use Light Room as the alternative. But I don't want to use such a complex program for the simple organizing I need to do and that Picture Manager was perfect for. Besides the lost time I will incur learning to use this program is dealing with the frustration of using a sledgehammer to do the job of a tack hammer. We are not allowed to download any software to office computers so I am stuck. Thanks Microsoft.

    Oh how I feel fior you.  MS has hurt their brand so very much.... after hours and hours **I was finally able to get MS picture Manager .... and I use it all the time with no problem.  MS does not want us to continue using it !!!!**but .. finding a way to install it online - which saved my life so-to-speak ....  I just dont remember how I did it ...  /but I promise you .... if you reply back to this response or email me, I will find it for you and provide instructions...  ... I am disabled so it takes me longer than some..if you keep in touch, I will send you directions.  I have heard to stay away from Windows 10 ...  I dont believe windows 10 has it and I hear that windows 10 (which is offered fre...lol) is worse than windows 8 or 8.1 -   The only products I'll purchase in the future are Mac products ... and I dint know how to use a Mac.. but when this laptop goes ... I'll learn Mac.... unfortunately I will likley need MS applications to do my work ... MS got greedy and showed little to no concern or loyalty to their customer base and they have us with MS Word - Excell - Picture Manager .....  thoes are the only 3 products that I would have a hard time living without.  MS should be ashamed of themselves...   I just had a friend give me his laptop with windows 8 ... so that I could plug it into my smart tv and watch movies .... but you even have to buy the software to be abke ti use your disc drive....  sickening ....

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-24T14:46:18+00:00

    I too am lamenting the loss of Picture Manager. I am working on an office computer so use of any kind of cloud is forbidden. We have a central server where all the photos are kept so that is my only option. I have the Creative Suite and Windows 7 and was told to use Light Room as the alternative. But I don't want to use such a complex program for the simple organizing I need to do and that Picture Manager was perfect for. Besides the lost time I will incur learning to use this program is dealing with the frustration of using a sledgehammer to do the job of a tack hammer. We are not allowed to download any software to office computers so I am stuck. Thanks Microsoft.

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