- Windows Phone 7.8
- Windows Phone tips + tricks
- Windows Live ID
- Recommended settings in phone setup
- Phone
- Starting from the beginning
- Getting connected
- Synchronising
- Account setup
- Ringtones, sounds and volume
- Adding or creating ringtones
- Gestures: flick, pan and stretch
- The three buttons: Back, Start and Search
- Changing the accent colour or background theme
Pinning things to Start
You can pin just about anything you want to Start: applications, songs, map locations, favourite websites, OneNote notes, contacts and a lot more. When you pin a contact to Start, you'll get all of that person's feed updates from that Tile. And it's like speed dial: it only takes two taps to call the person.
To pin a contact or Group
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On Start, tap People, then flick to All.
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Do one of the following:
- Tap and hold the contact or Group you want to pin, then tap Pin to Start.
- Tap the contact or Group you want to pin, then tap Pin
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To pin an application
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On Start, flick left to the Application list.
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Press and hold the application that you want to pin, then press Pin to Start.
To pin a game
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On Start, flick left to the Application list, then press Games
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Press and hold the game you want to pin, then press Pin to Start.
To pin a website
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Open the website you want to pin.
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Press More
, then press Pin to Start.
To pin a map location
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On Start, flick left to the Application list, then press Maps.
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Do one of the following:
- Type the location you want to find, press on the flag that identifies the location, then press Pin .
- Press More , press Favourite places, press a location you've saved to your favourites, then press Pin .
- Type the location you want to find, press on the flag that identifies the location, then press Pin
To pin an album, playlist, artist, song or genre
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On Start, flick left to the Application list, then press Music + Videos
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Under Zune, press Music.
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Flick to Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists or Genres.
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Press and hold the artist, album, song, playlist or genre, then press Pin to Start.
To pin your Favourites photo album
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On Start, press Pictures.
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Flick to Favourites, then press See all.
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Press More
, then press Pin to Start.
To pin any other photo album
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On Start, press Pictures > Albums.
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Press and hold the album you want to pin, then press Pin to Start.
To pin an Office document or document location
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On Start, flick left to the Application list, then press Office
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Flick to Documents or Locations.
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Press and hold a document or location, then press Pin to Start.
To pin a OneNote note
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On Start, flick left to the Application list, then press Office
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Do one of the following:
- Press and hold the note you want to pin, then press Pin to Start.
- Press Notebooks
, navigate to the page you want to pin, then press Pin . - Press More , then Press Pin new to Start. A new, blank note is pinned to Start.
To pin a folder from an email inbox
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Open the account that has the folder you want to pin.
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Press More
> Folders. -
Tap Show all folders, tap and hold a folder, then tap Pin to Start.
Tips
- If you'd like to move a Tile somewhere else on Start, press and hold the Tile, then move it wherever you'd like.
- To resize a Tile, press and hold it, then press the Resize arrow until the Tile changes to the size you want.
- To remove a Tile, press and hold it, then press Unpin
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