Find Areas of Interest Near Favorite Map Locations on Microsoft Lumia 535

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Welcome to VisiHow! In this video, we are going to show you how you can see areas of interest that are near to one of your favorite locations when using the Microsoft Map application on the Microsoft Lumia 535.

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   Turn the phone on by pressing the power button located on the right-hand side of the phone

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   Once the phone is activated, the lock screen will become visible.

   

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   Swipe the lock screen up to get to the home screen

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   Find the Maps tile on the home screen

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   In this tutorial, it is pinned to the home screen. The tile has a blue background with a white map inside. If the Maps tile is not pinned to the home screen, swipe left to find it in the application menu.

   

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   Tap on the Maps tile once, where ever it is located to enter the application

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   Tap the icon with the three white dots in a line

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   This will bring up the settings menu where one of the favorite places must be selected to locate interesting areas nearby.

   

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   Tap "favorite places" to reveal the list with favorite places

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   Tap a place

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   In this example, Eldorado is tapped. This part of the application can be used when, for example, a favorite place like a cafe is visited and it would be interesting to discover other places of interest nearby, such as cinemas, bars, theaters, concerts, or other areas of interest. This function will assist in spotting things in a favorite area by giving suggestions.

   

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   Tap "neighborhood"

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   This is written in white, and underneath it there is "see what's nearby" written in blue. This will reveal interesting locations. The "eat+drink" screen will show the areas where it is possible to have a meal or drink. The places are very close, as the list is filtered by distance.

   

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   Swipe across to open up "see+do"

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   This screen shows other interesting locations like bazaars, sightseeing locations, museums, etc.

   

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    Swipe across to open up "shops"

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    This is useful for shopping nearby. Finding areas of interest is a very helpful feature, and it gives detailed information on the places of interest that can be visited. If one area is visited and other interesting things are needed to be discovered, then this is the best feature.

    

    This concludes the tutorial on how to see areas or places of interest that are near to one of your favorite locations when using the Microsoft Maps application on the Microsoft Lumia 535. If you have any questions or comments about this video, or about the application itself, then please leave them in the comment section, and we shall answer them for you. Thank you for watching VisiHow!

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