Originally Posted by Ken in Regina Saving is really easy but not obvious.... I get options to share via email, Cortana Reminders, Twitter, and OneNote. ... Here's where it gets interesting... If the recipient scrolls all the way to the bottom of the email they will see two links: View location in Windows Maps AND View location in Bing Maps They do not simply display the location. They actually load the complete route!! Hope that helps. ...ken... |
Originally Posted by GoneNomad I would expect that sharing as OneNote allows it to be opened in OneNote on the same computer? Meaning that it's describing the route analogous to the way Google.com/maps does it? |
Originally Posted by Baja Boojum Speaking of offline, Maps can't plot a route offline unless you've downloaded the necessary maps. That's obvious, but again another bother. |
Originally Posted by Ken in Regina ...Unfortunately clicking the link to launch the route in Bing Maps results in a seriously annoying behaviour. Chrome browser launches but immediately hands off to the Google Maps app. The Google Maps app has no idea what to do with it, naturally, so it just sits there on the route creation screen.... |
Originally Posted by Ken in Regina Saving is really easy but not obvious. Once you have selected a route and have the directions showing you will see a line just above the directions with three options: ..."Share" is less obvious. Although the literal meaning is to share it a variety of ways, including email, and others depending on what you have installed, it's not obvious what the target of the share will receive. On my system I get options to share via email, Cortana Reminders, Twitter, and OneNote. To illustrate how Share works I'll describe the email option because I've actually tested it. ... ...ken... |
Originally Posted by Ken in Regina Saving is really easy but not obvious... ...If the [email] recipient scrolls all the way to the bottom of the email they will see two links: View location in Windows Maps AND View location in Bing Maps ...ken... |