How to add an App to the Start Menu on Windows Phone

Windows Phone is relatively new to the market, and the way the system works may be different to many of us are familiar with.

This post is part of a series of articles looking at the basics of Windows Phone, in this case the very impressive Nokia Lumia 800 from Three . To see the rest of the posts in the series click here.

Windows Phone allows you customise the start menu by adding links to installed Apps.
All the Apps installed on your Windows Phone can be seen by swiping to the Apps screen on the right hand screen.

To add links to your start menu on the Windows Phone:

    • Swipe right on your phone to move to the apps screen
    • Scroll down until you find the App that you want to move to Start Menu
    • Hold you finger down on the App, until it becomes highlighted and a new menu appears.
    • Select the ‘pin to start’ option.

The app will now be visible on the bottom of the start menu.

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