Windows 8 Phone: How to pin things to Start
You can pin just about anything you want to Start—apps, albums, map locations, favorite 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 right from their Tile, and you can call them with just two taps.
To pin a contact or Group
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On Start
, tap People 
, and then flick to All. -
Do one of the following:
- Tap and hold the contact or Group you want to pin, and then tap Pin to start.
- Tap the contact or Group you want to pin, and then tap Pin
.
To pin an app
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In the App list, tap and hold the app you want to pin, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin a game
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In the App list, tap Games
. -
Tap and hold the game you want to pin, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin a website
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In Internet Explorer
, open the website you want to pin. -
Tap More
, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin a map location
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In the App list, tap Maps
. -
Do one of the following:
- Tap Search
, type the location you want to find, tap the flag that identifies the location, and then tap Pin . - Tap More , tap Favorite places, tap a location you’ve saved to your favorites, and then tap Pin .
- Tap Search
To pin an album, playlist, artist, or genre
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In the App list, tap Music + Videos
. -
Under Collection, tap Music.
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Flick to Artists, Albums, Playlists, or Genres.
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Tap and hold the artist, album, playlist, or genre, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin your Favorites photo album
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On Start
, tap Photos 
. -
Flick to Favorites, tap More
, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin any other photo album
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On Start
, tap Photos > Albums. -
Tap and hold the album you want to pin, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin an Office document or place
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In the App list, tap Office
. -
Tap and hold a document or place, and then tap Pin to start.
To pin a OneNote note
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In the App list, tap OneNote
. -
Tap and hold the note you want to pin, and then tap Pin 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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Tap More
> Folders. - Tap Show all folders, tap and hold a folder, and then tap Pin to start.
Tips
- If you’d like to move a Tile somewhere else on Start, tap and hold the Tile, and then move it wherever you’d like.
- To remove a Tile, tap and hold it, and then tap Unpin
. - To resize a Tile, tap and hold it, and then tap the Resize arrow until the Tile changes to the size you want.
Via Windowsphone
