Rearranging tiles on Start

Pinning websites

1. To add a website to Start (this is also called pinning), open a browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

2. In Internet Explorer, go to the website you want to pin and swipe down from the top or right-click to open the Address bar.

3. On the Address bar, tap or click Pin site , then tap or click Pin to Start.

4. Enter a name or short description, then tap or click Pin to Start. The tile is added at the far side of Start.

Note

• Some browsers might have different steps or might not support pinning websites to Start. For more information, check Help for the browser.

Pinning things that you use frequently, like contacts

1. Open the app you want to use, such as the People app.

2. Select the item you want to pin to Start.

3. Tap or click Pin to Start.

4. Enter a name or short description, then tap or click Pin to Start. The tile is added at the far side of Start.

Note

• Some applications might have different steps or might not support pinning items to Start. For more information, check Help for the application.

Pinning applications

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
   (If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.)

2. Enter the application name, or scroll until you find it.

3. Swipe down on or right-click the application to select it.

4. Tap or click Pin to Start.

Removing tiles

1. On the Start screen, swipe down on or right-click the application, website or page that you want to unpin to select it.

2. Tap or click Unpin from Start. If you unpin an application, it'll still be installed on your PC, but it won't have a tile on the Start screen any more. If you unpin a website or page you use frequently, the shortcut will be deleted from your PC.

Rearranging tiles

1. Slide the tile you want to change either up or down, then drag it to a new position.

   (If you're using a mouse, click and drag the tile in any direction to a new position.)

2. If you want to quickly move it from one end of Start to the other, drag the tile down to the bottom of the screen. This shows all the tiles at once and makes it easy to move tiles longer distances.

Grouping tiles together

1. To start a new group, drag a tile to an open space. When a grey bar appears, release the tile.

2. Slide and drag or click and drag more tiles next to the first tile.

Naming groups

1. Pinch your fingers together on the Start screen or click the icon in the bottom-right corner to zoom out and see all the tiles.

2. To rearrange the groups, press and hold or click and drag the group, then move it to a new position.

3. Tap or right-click the group you want to name, then tap or click Name group.

4. Enter a name, then tap or click Name.

Resizing tiles (only available on some tiles)

1. Swipe down on or right-click the tile you want to change.

2. Tap or click Smaller or Larger to change its size. (A tile's colour and font can't be changed.)

Turning tile updates on or off (only available on some tiles)

1. Swipe down on or right-click the tile you want to change.

2. Tap or click Turn live tile on or Turn live tile off to change its setting.

Pinning desktop apps and folders to the taskbar on the desktop

1. On the Start screen, swipe down on or right-click the desktop application or folder that you want to pin to the taskbar to select it.

2. Tap or click Pin to taskbar.

Note

• If you can't see Pin to taskbar in the application commands when you select an application or folder, then it can't be pinned to the taskbar.