

This article explains how to install it alongside Office 2019.Īs mentioned in my previous articles, Picture Manager is a component of SharePoint Designer 2010, which is available as a free download at the Microsoft site: If you went straight from Office 2010 (or earlier) to Office 2019, you may be surprised and disappointed to find that Picture Manager is not included in the suite. It had been included in Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010, but with its departure since 2010, we certainly did not expect it to re-emerge in Office 2019 - we can now confirm that it did not! This was necessitated by Microsoft's removal of Picture Manager from the Office 2013 and Office 2016 suites (and, of course, Office 365). If you’re not entirely sure about Picture Manager, though, there are a few compelling photo viewing alternatives you may want to consider.In previous articles here at Experts Exchange, I explained how to install Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2010 with Office 2013 and Office 2016/365. While the Photos app does include a lot of similar features (and many new ones), Picture Manager may be a good switch if you’re looking for a faster, Microsoft-created alternative. Microsoft Office Picture Manager gives you a tinge of the XP feeling you may remember from two decades ago. Plus, Picture Manager also allows you to send pictures via email or create an image library on your corporate intranet. You can still do some basic editing on pictures using the Photos app, just like you can with the Picture Manager.

Microsoft Office Picture Manager also offered a few features that the new Photos app doesn’t.

When you need to get things done faster, Picture Manager can be a lot less annoying. The primary reason you may want to consider using the Microsoft Office Picture Manager though is that it loads much faster than the Photos app. Why Use Microsoft Office Picture Manager?
