
However, I’m happy if the program merely takes care of my My Pictures folder so I chose File, Add Picture Shortcut and selected My Pictures as my parent folder and now I can see all pictures in that folder and its subfolders. You could choose File, Locate Pictures and select the places to search.

When you launch it the first task is to get it to find your images.

Picture Manager is supplied with Office 2003 and you’ll find it buried away in your Start, All Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Tools folder – small wonder few people know it’s there. It’s a good choice because many of the audience already have the software even though they may not realize it. MS Picture Manager is used when our Editor-in-Chief, Peter Deegan gives his popular talks on digital photography on cruise ships. I’ve tried and discarded a few but just recently I happened upon Microsoft Office Picture Manager – it’s stuck around for a few months and I’m pretty happy with how it’s working. An organizer is required before everything gets too out of hand. Overnight you have folders stuffed full of images with unhelpful names like PRD0901.jpg etc. By Helen BradleyĪbout two weeks into getting a new digital camera you’ll have discovered that photos, like wire coat hangers, have a habit of multiplying. MS Office Picture Manager is a good choice of photo management software because many people already have the software even though they may not realize it.
