Add a Favorite Location to Microsoft Maps on Microsoft Lumia 535
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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video, we are going to show you how to add a favorite location to the Microsoft Maps application when using a Microsoft Lumia 535.
Steps
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Press the power button on the right hand side of the screen to turn the phone on
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Swipe the lock screen up to reveal the home screen
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On the home screen, find and tap the Maps application
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Maps is a blue tile with a white map on it. If the Maps tile is not pinned to your home screen, swipe left and find it in the applications menu.
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Find the area you want to favorite and press and hold your finger on top of it
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The application will drop a pin on the location you pressed
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To save this location as a favorite, press on the pin
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A new screen will appear with several options; press on the favorites icon at the bottom of the screen
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The favorites icon is a white star shaped icon with a plus sign.
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The location can be put in one of the three categories
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home, work or other.
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The favorite location can be given a nickname
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The nickname helps differentiate between multiple saved locations.
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Press the save button which looks like a white floppy disk in a white circle
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It is located at the bottom of the screen.
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Go back to the map and press the menu button
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The menu button is an icon with three horizontal dots located at the bottom right of the screen.
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A new menu will pop up with one of the options being "favorite places"
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All your saved locations will be displayed in this menu; press any of the saved locations
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Press "directions" to get directions to that location
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The menu will also have other information about the location.
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This concludes our tutorial on how to add a favorite location to the Microsoft Maps application when using a Microsoft Lumia 535
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Video: Add a Favorite Location to Microsoft Maps on Microsoft Lumia 535
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