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[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
To record notes via the microphone, you can use OneNote. If you do this often, you could pin it a particular document to a tile.

Open office...New Note...Give it a title and press back. There should be a tile with your new note's title. Click and hold and pin to start. Now you can just press that, record your note and save.
[Windows Phone 7 General] DamnageD:
field test works on the LG Quantum as well, using the same code.
[Windows Phone 7 General] DamnageD:
Quick sort through your contacts

in the people tile/all/, if you just touch a alpha tile, the entire alphabet will display, color indicating those with associated contacts. touch and letter and you are taken right to that alpha list.

edit addition:

also works the same for music! yay
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
Goldcard

I updated post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8768779&postcount=5

here is explained how to make a gold card .
[Windows Phone 7 General] mark andrew:
Wow. That is a great thread. Good idea man. I loved that. :D

And thanks for sharing these tips . . .

Keep sharing. . . :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Yakkaimono:
Does anyone know how I can install an app again which I deleted.

If I want to download it zune just says that I already bought it so I can't redownload it anymore.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
go to marketplace on your phone, find the app and it will let you reinstall.
[Windows Phone 7 General] xThe Enforcer:
Wow, this topic had some great helpful tips!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strutten:
I have finally caved and merged all my audiobooks to one file, end then tagged them as podcasts. I can now have continued play in zune. BUT now there is no album art for the audiobooks/podcasts I have added. The whole point of the zune UI is in my eyes lost without the album art. Please tell me that someone knows what to do? I am just about to roll around the floor crying...
[Windows Phone 7 General] bennyj71:
Trying adding the album art in the Zune Software. Click on the file select edit, then click change image, then add a picture. I know it's a pain but since you went the step of merging you audiobooks you might as well finish the deal.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strutten:
Have you figured out a way to do that with podcasts? I'm only getting that option with files tagged as music. Not for my podcasts...

I'm really greatful for all help!
[Windows Phone 7 General] premiumdude:
This may be kind of a 'duh' tip, but it was new to me.

When you are typing something you will notice the word at the left of the predictive text bar is occasionally bold, pressing the space bar will automatically change your current word to the bolded one.
[Windows Phone 7 General] bennyj71:
Here goes. Do you have the art for these files? If so, maybe you should try to name the art the same as your podcast and place them in the same folder. It should be in User Name/Music/Zune/Podcasts/Podcast Name. If you put the art in there Zune should pick it up.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strutten:
Unfortunately this doesn't work either... Tricky!
[Windows Phone 7 General] kevinarjun:
thanks for all the info..
[Windows Phone 7 General] rhymeswithorange:
Clear all text from a field? Override carrier default search?

One question I did not see come up:

Is there a way to quickly and easily clear all text from a text entry field? I'm accustomed to that in both Android and iOS; its possible I'm both blind and dumb but I haven't seen an option... I do know press and hold adds a cursor; does it also allow a select all somehow?

I know this other question has come up a few times; anyone discover an override yet to change the carrier selected default search in IE? E.g. Tmo set the default to Google...

Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
at present i don't believe so. though with the update coming in feb, it should allow for multi-word/line selection which should make it pretty easy. for now holding backspace will eventually delete word by word.
[Windows Phone 7 General] geoken:
I think I noticed earlier you were looking for an HD7. HD7 rattles like crazy on vibrate.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eternalemb:
maybe yours does. Mine has a strong vibration but it sounds fine.
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Thought I'd post a link to a list I made of some tips: http://www.creepinjesus.net/10-of-my-favourite-windows-phone-7-tips. I consider these the "not-so-obvious" tips - ones you wouldn't know about unless someone told you.

Hope they're helpful :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jessej:
Excellent list of keyboard shortcuts linked on your page!
[Windows Phone 7 General] XATAGuy:
I was interested in your list, but the link didn't work. I kept getting a runtime error. Could you perhaps post them?

Thanks,

Dave
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
Google cache has the original list :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Sorry about that - just found out myself! It only just happened, though. I'd stopped the wrong SQL process on the server :p Tis working again now :)

Just to add another tip: I've just discovered that, when browsing through photos by date, you can tap on the month ("Demember 2010", for example) and it will pop up a list of all the months for easy scrolling, similar to the alphabet list in the Contacts hub.
[Windows Phone 7 General] XATAGuy:
Great Job!

Thank you
[Windows Phone 7 General] MOster:
The keyboard list in particular is excellent. Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Thanks :) Still haven't found a way of entering an underscore quickly, though. You can do it when the keyboard is in "email mode" by holding down [.], but otherwise it's only the long way :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] roach_779:
I have a LG optimus 7. When I search using bing (or voice search), I only get WEB and NEWS. I never get LOCAL option. I have everything turned on gps and use my location turned on and under bing city location is visible, but now show. Is this option only available in US? I live in Canada?
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
I think it's a US-only thing at the mo - I don't get a Local screen either.
[Windows Phone 7 General] legoszm:
I'm in Canada & I have periodic success with local search. I have the same phone with Telus. I live in the GTA, so maybe that makes a difference.

I often get better results by going into the map, have it locate me and then search.
[Windows Phone 7 General] raneyr:
what about using the data plan to give my laptop internet out and about?
[Windows Phone 7 General] mobi:
Anyone have any idea if its possible to see a battery percentage in the sys tray at top? Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kabumm:
No official app so far - at least i didnt hear of one.

But if its only about knowing the percentage you could use this for now. (If you have a HTC)
[Windows Phone 7 General] ruscik:
Only HTC for now - changing home page in IE

Use the Registry editor (homebrew) to do this:

Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURL's\home_0809

change the value there to for example www.google.co.uk

Now if you reboot the phone and first start IE page will be blank until you reload.

If you want it always going to IE also change the

\blank to same website. That way it will open each tab with google including first start. Do not worry after 1st tab loads all others are instant as google is cached already.

Possibly found where to change default site when you press search button while in IE but need to get someone with more knowledge to help me out with this.

Also found keymapping in general but need help identyfing what each number means.
[Windows Phone 7 General] roach_779:
So you're saying you can slide to LOCAL, not just WEB and NEWS or you get local result under WEB. I live in Vancouver and sister's HTC WP7 also doesn't get LOCAL.
[Windows Phone 7 General] zukа:
sorry friend, there's no way to do this yet - should be coming in an update later this year
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAndrewAu:
I actually read a post from Engadget a while back (before the release) saying that tethering was very easy to do, which got me quite interested in the WP7 forum. Sad that it is not yet available.
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
it is available for samsung phones with the diagnosis tool. but no, not straight up.
[Windows Phone 7 General] DannyBiker:
Vibration on keyboard...possible ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
at present, no.
[Windows Phone 7 General] fongfc:
Well, everytime when I access the Picture Hubs. After I tab "all", "accounts settings" page will pop out. Anyone has the same problem? :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Nope :confused: Might be an issue with your Windows Live or Facebook accounts (photos are fetched from those two accounts, as well as locally). Have you changed any passwords recently? They may need to be updated on your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] fongfc:
thanks for your reply. I didn't change those password. Should I make a hard reset on my phone? :P
[Windows Phone 7 General] pakure:
http://www.creepinjesus.net/post/Know-the-keyboard-e2809cshortcutse2809d-in-Windows-Phone-7.aspx

excellent keyboard tricks in wp7:D:D
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
I'd always see that as a last resort :p Perhaps try removing and re-adding your Live and Facebook accounts? They're fairly quick and easy to do... Also check the settings for pictures (Settings > Applications > Pictures and Camera) to adjust auto upload stuff... I'm just going over anything related to accounts, here.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nehvada:
if you updated an app which you have pinned on your homescreen its a good idea to remove it from there and pin it again. in some cases you get a newer icon/tile or even more functionality of the livetile.
[Windows Phone 7 General] roach_779:
I don't know if this been posted. I live in Canada and I don't get any LOCAL menu when I do a search...only WEB and NEWS. I found if you set all your settings to USA, you will get LOCAL menu but it only applies to US. Only good if you happen to visit.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kabumm:
I live in Germany and if i set "browser- and search-language"(?) to English(USA) and i search e.g. "restaurant" i get local with results near me.

So here this workaround works.

Only sucks that everything else i search is in english too :/
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAndrewAu:
Not sure if this has been posted, but if you are using an out-of-date version of a trial app, you will need to uninstall it and download it again from the Marketplace in order to have it updated. Currently, there is a software bug that prevents trial apps from being updated.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mrTablet:
Does not work in Norway!
[Windows Phone 7 General] pessimistic observer:
i'm surprised no tips on backing up and restoring phone after a reset

i guess since that will be covered by the zune software on the next update there is no need?

well in the meantime here are my tips in regards to this

in regards to restoring music and files all thats needed is consistent syncing

with zune software contacts are restored as soon as you reconnect your windows live account

apps have to be manually restored this is done by going into zune>settings>account>purchase history>apps

with this list you can see what apps you need or want to reinstall

i recommend you try not to install all the apps in one go

thats all i can think of right now

ps. does google voice handle sms if so google voice would probably be the best method of backing up sms to restore later using a google voice client
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Not sure about that - my phone came back from repairs reset, and after I'd reconnected my Live account and synced with Zune, I noticed a lot of my apps had returned already!
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
if you installed the app via zune desktop, after you resync it will [eventually] automatically put the apps back on the phone, though i'm not sure about the app data.

if you did it via the phone however, they won't automatically reinstall themselves.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Jefis:
I hate that MS always develops products for US only.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Havenger:
Good Morning,

I have a Problem with the Sound Playback on my HD7 : Sometimes when I hearing Music, the Music goes to Volume 0 and when I will try to Increase the Volume, the Phone vibrates only ...

In the Settings > Ringtones and Sounds the Slider for the Sound changes to on when I press the Volume Up Button and then will be changed the Slider to Off. I have rebooted the Phone but it doesn't help ...
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
it could be because a game changed the volume and then you exited it and the volume is still at that level. MS knows about this bug so hopefully they fix it with the patch.
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
Sorry if this has been posted before, but I just saw a tweet that might be helpful. You can pin your Alarm to the home screen to easily see its status and scheduled time.
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Certainly useful for regular alarm users! I keep forgetting you can pin nearly anything to the home screen...
[Windows Phone 7 General] karlotta:
Placing a picture as a live tile

Don't know if this has already been posted.

Evilangelic's link tip works wonderfully to post a simple photo as a live tile. Just open the image itself in the browser and blow it up/move it around til you've got what you want on your tile. I experimented a bit til I was able to get a nice picture of my cat's face...

Karlotta
[Windows Phone 7 General] mcorrie1121:
Does the tile do anything, or is it just a static picture on the home screen?
[Windows Phone 7 General] karlotta:
Just a static picture on the home screen. It links to the source of the image on the web via the browser.

I was interested in this because I wanted to spice up the start screen with images. Ideally, I'd be able to pin an image from my albums to the start screen... but this is better than nothing.

Karl
[Windows Phone 7 General] mcorrie1121:
I don't think I've seen this one:

In alphabetical lists (e.g. Zune or contacts) you can click on the colored category headings (e.g. # or A) to open up a list of all letters, letting you jump to your desired letter. Nice for long lists.
[Windows Phone 7 General] voguefan:
Is there a way for the phone to recognize incoming calls contact info (name and pic) without having the overpriced call ID feature enabled?
[Windows Phone 7 General] nehvada:
you have to pay for caller ID?:eek: from what century is that contract? get another carrier.

btw: you need the callerID to get the info displayed, no workaround.
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
When your alarm goes off, pressing the snooze button will delay it for 5 minutes. However, if you press the back button, it's delayed for 2 minutes :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] voguefan:
Ya it's crazy it adds $8 to an already pricey plan ya! Canada. Thanks for the info
[Windows Phone 7 General] pseudoware:
After positioning the image in the browser the way I want it to appear on the home screen tile, I would navigate to a URL for a WMA radio stream (saved as an IE favorite). The stream would open. Then, I hit the back button to go back to the image. It should still be in the same position. Select "pin to start". Now, tapping the tile with that image on the home screen starts the radio stream. :)

Maybe this might work with another type of URL
[Windows Phone 7 General] gotvet:
If you use Outlook on your computer and want to add contacts and calendar events to your Windows 7 mobile phone and keep them in sync with your Outlook info, you can install Outlook Connector on your computer, add your Windows Live e-mail account to Outlook Connector, make the Windows Live account your default account in Outlook, copy contacts and calendar events to the newly added Windows Live folders (contacts and calendar) in Outlook, which updates your Windows Live account on-line, and add your Windows Live account to your device. our Windows 7 mobile device will automatically sync with your Windows Live on-line account.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mcorrie1121:
Is there a way to merge Windows Live calendars together? I want US holidays and birthdays to sync to my phone, but only the main calendar syncs.

I'd rather not do each one manually.
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
No, it only syncs the main calendar at the moment. Why, I don't know; I've heard it was to keep things simple for your average user... Hopefully, it'll be changed in the update to come...
[Windows Phone 7 General] biernes_atrece:
Hey there. I finally got my HD7 two days ago. I was supposed to get the Desire HD but I fell in love with WP7 once I got my hands on it. IMO this is the future of mobile tech.

Anyhow, I have a question. Don't know if this was already asked, can't read all the 30 pages.

I was suppose to install a few apps from marketplace thru WiFi. After waiting for almost an hour they won't finish downloading. Blame in on poor WiFi signal. I got impatient and deleted the downloads.

I then found out that it is easier to get an app from Zune while my device is connected to my pc. Problem is, when I tried to get the apps I deleted earlier, Zune says I've already purchased it and no way for me to download it again.

So my question is, how can I get those apps I previously deleted and have it work on my HD7?
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
one feature that windows phones (gotten from windows mobile) is reverse tethering. merely leave the phone connected to the PC via USB cable, close zune desktop down, goto market place find and install the app that way. it will use your PC's internet connection over wifi/data.
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
Another tip (which might've been mentioned already) is that if you accidentally press one of the hardware keys, keep holding it for a second and it will cancel the action.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mcorrie1121:
At least until multitasking. :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
lol indeed. I posted too soon :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] borex8:
##3282# working on Omnia 7
[Windows Phone 7 General] taruian:
confirmed working on mozart :P
[Windows Phone 7 General] franzxk:
Multi-select (and delete/move/mark) of messages in email accounts

I couldn't find this trick within this thread, so I really hope it is a new one...

This is a somewhat "hidden" feature, and either you find that feature "by luck" or you read that piece of information as a trick (like I did somewhere in the www)...

How does it work?

Within one of your email accounts, when the list of messages is shown (independent of if it is the all, unread, or urgent pane), just tap into the small free space on the left side of any message.

After doing so, the list of messages moves a bit to the right, and the message list expands into a multi-select list, with a checkbox displayed on the left side of any message in the list! The checkbox at the message where you tapped initially is pre-selected.

Additionally, the app bar at the bottom changes, and shows two icons for "delete" (wastebasket icon) and "move" (folder with arrow icon), which allow you to delete or move all the selected messages at once :). If you expand the app bar, you also get the additional two commands "mark as read" and "mark as unread", which allows you to mark all selected messages as read/unread at once.

If you want to leave this multi-select view, just press the back button on the phone, and you'll be back on the standard list view.

Please note: this feature doesn't work in the Messaging app, only in the email app (for all 4 email accounts I've configured on my device).

My device: HTC Mozart

Hope you'll like this feature - it is one of the features I use most often :)

Regards,

Franz
[Windows Phone 7 General] franzxk:
Concerning "Why some album cover arts are wrong, or black in Zune?"

Well, if the album cover is wrong, there are multiple possible reasons for that... one for example can be that an album has different album covers depending on the market where the album was released (e.g. U.S., Europe, Asia, ...), but despite that all album releases have the same CD-ID... which is typically the unique ID which most players (such as the Zune Player) use to identify the album in the Zune Music online database...

I personally never had a black album cover art, so I've no idea why this might happen...

Now the good news: if the album cover art is wrong or black, you can simply replace it with your personal choice :).

Just download the album cover art from Amazon (or use a scanner to scan the original cover art of your CD) and save it as a JPEG file to your harddisc (I have a separate folder for such cover arts on mine)

Then select the local image file and copy it to the clipboard (using the context menu or simply CTRL+C)

Switch to the Zune player and ensure, the album to replace the cover art is visible

Right-click on the existing (wrong or black) album cover art and choose "Paste album art"

Voila - the album cover art of your choice is displayed :)

BTW: The same works in Windows Media Player as well.

Hope that helps,

Franz
[Windows Phone 7 General] franzxk:
Doesn't work for me...

Well, I exactly followed the procedure you describe here... however, it doesn't work at all... after adding the favorite in IE on the device, naming it "...Google", I tried the search button in various places (IE, Contacts, Calendar, Email, Home screen, ...) - either the intended search appeared (such as searching for contacts in the contacts hub), or (still) the default Bing search screen appeared...

So please be a bit more specific what you meant by "appropriate places"...

Thanks in advance,

Franz
[Windows Phone 7 General] mcorrie1121:
If you right click on the album and click "Find Album Info," Zune has a really good search for info and album art, and lets you pick the correct info yourself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] FastPete:
thanks for these, great thread!
[Windows Phone 7 General] shoottherat:
probably you are right
[Windows Phone 7 General] shoottherat:
but it's worth to think of it...
[Windows Phone 7 General] nehvada:
two simple option for you:

1. get the google app from marketplace and pin it to your homescreen

2. go to google in your browser and set it as a favorite, which will also pin it to your homescreen

there is no way to change the behaviour of that specific button.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Lifear:
sure, you can change it to Google, but you need a Developer/chevron unlocked device:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
"DefaultScope"="Google"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\Google]
"URL"="http://www.google.com/m?hl=en&gl=us&client=ms-hms-tmobile-us&q={searchTerms}"
[Windows Phone 7 General] starbolt:
Column Zoom to fit

This thread is getting a little long, so I hope I didn't miss this in the middle of all of the fine tips mixed in here and there.

In a few places (eg., email and Internet Exlplorer) you can zoom columns of text and pictures in and out by using the pinch gesture. If you want to get that column to fit-to-width of your screen, just double tap it. This is super handy in IE instead of fiddling around with pinching things to the correct size.
[Windows Phone 7 General] keyboardP:
Outside the US, the voice recognition services is a bit limited. One thing that does work though, is launching *any* app using your voice. Hold down the 'home' button and then say 'Open <app name>'. The app doesn't have to be a built in one, it can be something that you downloaded - that's pretty cool.
[Windows Phone 7 General] shkk:
How can you start a tips thread when you don't even have a HD7 yet?:p
[Windows Phone 7 General] CreepinJesus:
Voice commands hate me :( I said "open calendar" and it called my boss (who sounds nothing like "calendar")!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nickallison:
In response to queries about non US credit cards and accounts:

Only ever logged in with a UK account (hotmail.co.uk) and registered a UK Credit/Debit Card. No problems
[Windows Phone 7 General] markomarkogame:
Cool tricks, thank you guys