While Microsoft Office Picture Manager was a useful application for basic image editing and management, it is not typically included with modern versions of Microsoft Office (Office 2013, 2016, 2019, Microsoft 365) that are commonly installed on Windows 10.
The method for opening Picture Manager, based on its inclusion in older Microsoft Office suites and Windows versions, involved navigating through the Start menu as described in the reference.
Accessing Picture Manager (Based on Older Office Versions and Windows)
If you have an older version of Microsoft Office (like Office 2007 or 2010) that included Picture Manager installed on your Windows 10 system, you would typically find it by following steps similar to the path below, although the exact Start menu navigation differs slightly in Windows 10 compared to older Windows versions.
Here are the steps as provided in the reference, detailing the path through an older Windows Start menu structure:
- From the Start menu, select All Programs.
- Click to open the Microsoft Office folder.
- Click to open the Microsoft Office Tools folder.
- Click Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Note: In Windows 10, the Start menu lists "All apps" alphabetically. You would typically click the Start button and scroll down the list to find "Microsoft Office" or the specific Office suite name, then navigate through folders if they exist.
Understanding Availability in Windows 10
It's important to understand that if you installed a recent version of Microsoft Office on your Windows 10 computer, Microsoft Office Picture Manager is not part of that installation.
The steps from the reference describe how to locate and open Picture Manager when it was a standard component of the Microsoft Office suite in earlier years. Therefore, these steps show the historical method of access rather than a guaranteed way to open it on a standard Windows 10 setup today.
Navigating the Steps
Here is a comparison showing the steps from the reference and how you might attempt to translate that navigation concept to the Windows 10 Start menu if Picture Manager were installed:
| Step # | Original Reference Step (Older Windows Navigation) | Concept in Windows 10 Start Menu (If installed) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From the Start menu, select All Programs | Click the Start button (Windows icon), scroll All apps list |
| 2 | Click to open the Microsoft Office folder | Locate and open the "Microsoft Office" or suite folder |
| 3 | Click to open the Microsoft Office Tools folder | Look for a "Microsoft Office Tools" subfolder |
| 4 | Click Microsoft Office Picture Manager | Find and click "Microsoft Office Picture Manager" |
If Picture Manager was installed on your Windows 10 machine (typically by installing an older Office version or potentially as a standalone component from SharePoint Designer 2010), following the conceptual path shown above is how you would attempt to open it.
