Beginners Guide for Windows Phone

The following 6 steps will help you get started with My Movies for Windows Phone.
Step 1: Login
Step 2: Add Titles
Step 3: View Collection
Step 4: View Title
Step 5: View Actors or Directors
Step 6: Create Personal Titles

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-Step 1: Login

When opening the application for the first time, you will have to log in through the log in screen. If you do not have a My Movies account, you can log in using your Facebook account, or tap register which will open the registration page where you can create a My Movies account. After you have submitted the form you will receive an email asking you to confirm your account. If you experience problems receiving the activation email, please visit our documentation page for help with account activation problems. The first time you log in you will see an empty collection, and you can start adding titles.

-Step 2: Add Titles

You have two options:

A) Add by scanning the barcode with the camera or
B) Add by using the 'Add/preview title' screen to manually type the barcode number or title.

A) Add by scanning the barcode with the camera:
You enter barcode scanning mode by swiping right to enter the menu and choosing 'Scan Barcode'. This will start the camera with which you can scan the barcode. Once the barcode is scanned, you will be presented with a title screen of the movie; if it is the correct movie swipe right to enter the menu and choose 'Add title to collection'. In case there is more than one version connected to the barcode, you will have to choose the right version from a list of options. Before the title is added to your collection you have to assign it to a group from the list displayed.

B) Add by using the 'add/preview title' screen to manually type the barcode number or title.
You enter the 'add/preview title' screen by swiping right to enter the menu and choosing 'Add or Preview Title'. In the 'add/preview title' screen you can choose to enter the title or enter the barcode number. You can narrow the search by country and type. After entering title or barcode number tap the magnifier icon and you will be presented with a title screen of the movie; if it is the correct movie swipe right to enter the menu and choose 'Add title to collection' In case there is more than one version, you will have to choose the right version from a list of titles. Before the title is added to your collection you have to assign it to a group from the list displayed.

-Step 3: View Collection

Once you have added one or more titles they will be visible on the main screen. You can find a specific title by using the search function. The search function is accessed by tapping the magnifier icon in the bottom menu bar.

Your collection is sorted alphabetically by title. You can change the listing by:
A) Sort or
B) Filter.

A) Sort: You can change how your collection is sorted by tapping the sort option button in the bottom menu bar. From here you can choose from different sorting options.

B) Filter: You can add filters to your collection. To open the filter option, tap the funnel icon in the bottom menu bar. This will give you different filter options to choose from. Select the filters you wish to add and then tap the check mark icon in the bottom menu. If you wish to remove the filter, tap the funnel icon again and the tap the garbage icon in the bottom menu.

-Step 4: View Title

To see details of a specific title, tap the title in the main view of your collection to open the details window of that title. Here you can find information about the title and view a trailer. Tapping the cover image, will flip the cover and show the back cover. Double tapping the cover will show the cover full screen, pinching with two fingers will zoom in the cover. To return to the title details tap the back button.
You can swipe through additional features such as description, cast and more. Swiping to the menu will give you the option to edit personal data, change watched and loan status, remove the title or report incorrect data as well as accessing the settings menu.

-Step 5: View Actors or Directors

In the person view you can see profiles of actors and directors including picture, biography and which titles they star in your collection. There are two ways to access the person information:
A) Through the main view or
B) From the title details.

A) Through the main view:
From the main view you can choose to view persons by swiping left. This will show a list of actors that star in the movies of your collection. Tapping a name will open the details view of this person. In order to return to the persons view, tap the back button.

B) From the title details:
In the title details view, as described in step 4, you swipe left to the 'cast' section which shows you a list of the actors starring in the current movie. Tapping a name will open the details view of this person. In order to return to the title details view, tap the back button.

-Step 6: Create Personal Titles

If you have a personal title you would like to add to your collection you can use the 'create title' feature. Swipe right to enter the menu and tap 'Add or Preview Title' to enter the 'add/preview title' screen. From here click the 'create title' button, this will open the 'create title' screen. Tapping the two grey boxes allows you to create a front and/or back cover, either by using a picture from your photo library or by using the camera to take a picture. Once you have entered the desired information (as minimum you need to enter a title), tap the check mark button in the bottom menu bar and the title will be added to your collection.

IMPORTANT: If you have a retail title that is not in our database, please do not use this option to add the title to your collection, instead use the 'report missing title' option from the 'add/preview title' screen, and we will add the title to our database and inform you by email.