How to save favorite places on Windows 10 Maps

With offline maps and traffic data, Windows 10 Maps is the perfect companion for long journeys. To go from point A to point B, you can save your favorite place to quickly go there. And here is how.

Maps application in Windows 10 comes preinstalled. To open it, click on the Start button and search for Maps , click on the Maps icon in the Start menu tile or search for Maps in the list of pre-installed programs.

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Add home location, workplace, parking space

You can access your favorite places in Windows Maps by clicking the Saved Places button in the Maps window. The star-shaped date button is at the top right.

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The menu appears with two tabs: Favorites and Collections . When you select the Favorites tab, you will see three common locations.

The Home and Work locations are for home and work while Car allows you to save parking locations. This is useful when you park in a temporary location.

In each tab there is an Add button. Click that button to start adding locations to these popular places.

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When you click the Add button, a search bar will appear for you to select the desired location. For example, with the Home location, search for your home address and then press Enter .

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As soon as you press Enter , the new location will be saved. You can then review it in the Favorites tab in the Save Places menu.

If you need quick directions to the Home location, you can click the Directions link that appears below the item, to display navigation from the current position to the location you selected.

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You can also search Home , Work, or Car in the Maps search bar to display a list of these locations, from which you can share, print or list directions if desired.

Add favorite places

Windows Maps allows users to add multiple locations beyond these three most important locations. You can save additional locations in the Favorites tab by clicking the Add a Place button.

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You have two options for adding a favorite location by searching for locations using the search bar or clicking Choose Location to indicate the location on the map manually.

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If you select only the map manually, move it to the appropriate location and then click the Set button.

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Once setup is complete, the new added location will appear in the list in the Save Places tab under Home , Work and Car .

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Click on these items to go to the list you can share, add notes, view nearby places or delete it from favorites.

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You can add as many items as you want. For quick directions, click the Directions link below the name of each item.

Create collection

If you like traveling, the Favorites tab can be a bit cluttered. To help you, Windows 10 Maps will allow you to create collections.

Collections are a group of saved favorite locations. For example, you can create a list of favorite destinations by location to share or keep to yourself.

To get started, click the Saved Places icon at the top right and then click the Collections tab.

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To create a new collection, click the New Collection button, to name and write a description.

If you do not want to make this collection public, check the Make Collection Private box. When done, press the Save button.

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The new collection will appear in the Collections list so you can add locations.

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To start adding locations, click on the new collection. Next click on Add a Place to start the search.

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Type your favorite location in the search bar or click Choose Location to locate the map manually. Click Set when ready.

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The selected location will be added to the new collection. You can add more locations if you want to in the collection.

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Just like favorite locations are saved individually, click on any saved item in the collection to bring up a list that allows to save the note, share or delete it completely.

You can also click Directions below the list to quickly display directions.

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