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
    2013-10-16T23:51:50+00:00

    Picasa 3 or Paint.NET are good options as a replacement for Picture Manager. See my post below or above- wherever it goes...

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-16T23:47:51+00:00

    Although Microsoft did remove Picture Manager from the MS Office Suite, there are many other available options for photo management-many which are free, and as with Picture Manager- lightweight. Google's "Picasa 3" picture editing software is an excellent replacement option. It contains many advanced editing features, which are applied through the use of simple 'one-click' button. Not only this, but the program features a very classy 'library view' - very similar in functionality to Windows 8's built-in image library. A simple double click on any image within this library immediately opens the image in Picasa, OR, if you wish, you can right-click the image and open it with any other editing application, such as Paint.NET, or even email it with Outlook etc.

    Paint.NET also comes close to surpassing Microsoft Office Picture Manager. It features many options similar to those of Adobe Photoshop- except far simpler.

    I think Microsoft's removal of this program was an excellent choice. People's minds become so set in a rut, and providing the public with an opportunity like this gives people a chance to expand their views in technology. Hope this reply helps someone in need

    ...engage brain before mouth...

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-16T21:40:37+00:00

    That is so messed up . . . why do I have to go back to an old version of Office and install old programs now that I have Office 2013? Anyway, I can't because my old Office is on a computer I just got rid of. I am very frustrated.

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