Travel
The Travel app is designed to help you
research travel destinations and then book your trip once you’ve
decided where to go. On the research front, the main Travel app screen
is divided horizontally into four sections:
• Today—The top travel destination of the day.
• Featured Destination—Several
tiles displaying travel destination chosen by the editors of Bing
Travel. You can also click More to see an additional list of
destinations.
• Panoramas—360-degree images from various locations.
• Articles—News articles about locations and travelling.
When you click a destination, the Travel app displays a screen devoted to that location (see Figure 7),
which includes an overview, maps, weather, the recent currency exchange
rate, photos and panoramas, lists of attractions, hotels, and
restaurants, and travel guides.
Figure 7. Each destination screen offers lots of information of interest to potential travelers.
You can also see more destination and travel stories by right-clicking the screen and then clicking Destinations or Best of Web.
When you’re ready to book your trip,
right-click the screen and then click Flights to book your airline
tickets, and click Hotels to set up your accommodations.
Video
You use the Video app to play the digital
videos that are on your PC, to purchase or rent movies, or to purchase
TV show episodes. The main Video screen is divided into four sections:
• My Videos—This
section displays tiles for several of your videos. To see all your
videos, click My Videos. To view a video, click it and the playback
begins immediately. Move the mouse to display the playback controls
(see Figure 8),
which include the Pause/Play button, Fast Forward and Rewind buttons,
and a scrubber to scroll through the video. You can also right-click
the screen to see similar controls (Pause/Play, Previous, and Next) as
well as a Repeat button that, when activated, starts playback from the
beginning once the video ends.
Figure 8. Move the mouse during video playback to see the controls.
• Spotlight—This
section offers previews of upcoming movies and TV shows. This section
also includes a Now Playing tile that shows you what’s currently
playing in the app.
• Movies Store—This
section offers several tiles for newly released movies. You can also
click Movies Store to see a complete list of movies organized by
various categories (Featured, New Releases, Top Selling, Genres, and
Studios). Click a movie and then click Buy/Rent to purchase or rent the
movie.
• Television Store—This
section offers several tiles for new TV shows. You can also click
Television Store to see a complete list of TV shows organized by
various categories (Featured, Last Night’s Shows, Free TV, Top Selling,
Genres, and Networks). Click a show, display the show’s seasons, and
then click a season. You can buy the entire season or click an episode
and purchase just that episode.
Note
To purchase or rent movies or TV shows, you
need to have enough Microsoft Points in your account. If you don’t have
enough, the Video app will let you know and offer a Buy Points button
that you can click to purchase more points. You can also press Windows
Logo+I (or display the Charms menu and click Settings), click Account,
and then click either Microsoft Points (to purchase points) or Redeem
Code (if you have a Microsoft Points gift card).
