Microsoft Lumia 535 Tips and Tricks
If you are browsing a website and read something that you want to find out more about, simply highly the text. Then press the Search / Hardware button. The phone will then search for that highlighted word on Bing. This is much quicker than having to open a new browser Tab and searching manually.
If the volume of your friends’ posts, comments and tweets becomes too much, you can filter them.
Go to Start, then flick left to the Applications list. Then press Settings – Applications – People. Then select Only show posts from people visible on my contact list.
Alternatively, you can go to Start – People. Then flick to What’s new – All accounts. Then select the account you want to view posts from.
A recent addition to Windows Phone is what’s called Wi-Fi sense which allows you to share your trusted Wi-Fi networks with your friends on Facebook, Outlook, Skype etc. They must also use a recent version of Windows Phone however.
The feature allows you to share your Wi-Fi credentials with your contacts although they won’t actually see the password.
To enable Wi-Fi Sense then go to Settings – Wi-Fi and scroll down where you will find it.
If you use multiple Windows or Windows Phone device, then Sync My Settings is a great feature.
This can be found by going to Settings – Sync My Settings and can be used to sync Apps, Themes, Passwords and Web Browser settings across multiple devices. For example you may use a phone and a tablet during the day and want to be able to keep websites open in your browser as you move between the devices.
To get directions to a location, you need to begin from the home screen. Then go to Apps – Maps and select Directions.
Then enter an address or place of interest, like a shop or restaurant and press Go.
Then choose either Walking or Driving. The phone will then calculate a route.
To show real-time traffic information select the More button and select Show Traffic.
A neat feature is the idea of Rooms, which allow other Windows Phone users to share pictures, chat, make appointments and so on.
First, go to the People Hub and the word ‘together’ should appear. From here press the ‘+’ key at the bottom and then choose Room. Then choose a name and press the save button (floppy disc symbol) at the bottom.
Next, you can press the ‘+’ at the bottom and add people to the room, just like you would navigate your Contact list.
When you’ve added everyone you want to include, press the Tick symbol and your contacts will now be told about the new Room (assuming they have a Windows Phone).
Because of the touch screen sensitivity, it can be hard to position the cursor within a certain word. To get around this, Press and Hold on a word. While dragging the cursor along the letters, pull your finger down. The cursor will move along, but you will be able to see it as your finger will be out of the way
To import your contacts from your SIM card, then insert the SIM and turn the phone on.
Then go to People. Hold near the top of the screen and select Import SIM contacts.
To access Voice control, Press and Hold the Windows key. You can say things like ‘Call John’, ‘Use Calendar’, ‘Find nearest restaurant’ and so on
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