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How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

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Hi,

I'm a starting to learn Dynamics Guides and i'am courious about some functions that i see on other Hololenses but don't know how to use them myself. 

Currently i'am trying to let some school students work with dynamics guides and i was wondering if i can make it easier to enter a Guide. I thought it would be great if students can open a specific guide from the start menu, is this possible if so how can i do that?

Hope to hear from some of you and thanks in advance.

Greetings,

Ruben.

  • Remy Rouinvy Profile Picture
    Remy Rouinvy 243 on at
    RE: How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

    Hello,

    Maybe you can code a simple app which will open the deeplink you've generated on the PC or even more, a list of deeplink.

    But you have to know how to develop UWP application for HoloLens and your HoloLens need to have developper mode enabled.

    Greetings,

  • shiho Profile Picture
    shiho on at
    RE: How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

    Ryan's reply on this thread is my shared understanding as well. I am not aware of any way to add a link/shortcut to the HoloLens start menu.

  • Ruben Michie Profile Picture
    Ruben Michie 55 on at
    RE: How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

    Hi Shirley,

    Thanks for the response but I was wondering how I (and if I) can get a shortcut for a guide on the HoloLens. Not for PC. But thanks for your time.

    If you can help still help me out that would be great.

    Thanks in advance.

    Greetings,

    Ruben

  • shiho Profile Picture
    shiho on at
    RE: How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

    Hi Ruben,

    Can you clarify whether you are trying to add a specific guide to the start menu on the HoloLens, or is it the PC app?

    For the PC app, you can use the guide deep link and create a shortcut on the desktop. I have not found a way to shortcut from the start menu yet to a specific guide.

    1. Copy the link to a guide (see: Create or copy a link to a guide or step in Dynamics 365 Guides - Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality | Microsoft Docs)

    2. On the PC desktop, right click > New > shortcut

    3. Paste the guide link when it asks for location, select Next

    4. Give your shortcut a name, select Finish

  • RyanN Profile Picture
    RyanN on at
    RE: How to add Dynamics Guides on start menu

    Hey Ruben

    I'm not aware of a way of adding a specific Guide to the start menu. But you can embed a link to a guide in a QR code and when the user looks at the QR code with the HL it will launch that guide. See here: docs.microsoft.com/.../pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link

    Note, the QR code for launching the guide can be different than one used for anchoring. Meaning, the QR code lauching the guide could be viewed off a laptop while the QR code for anchoring the guide could be attached to the physical item - these are distinct steps.

    Also check this workflow out for how to autogenerate QR codes with links in them: docs.microsoft.com/.../workflow-example-1

    Ryan

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