Training
Module
Introduction to HoloLens - Training
This course provides a basic understanding of what HoloLens can do for an organization.
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Ready to step into the world of holograms? Here's some information to get started.
This guide provides an intro to mixed reality, gestures for interacting with holograms, and an intro to Windows Holographic.
On HoloLens, holograms blend with your physical environment to look and sound like they're part of your world. Even when holograms are all around you, you can still see your surroundings, move freely, and interact with other people and objects. We call this experience "mixed reality."
The holographic frame positions your holograms where your eyes are most sensitive to detail, and the see-through lenses leave your peripheral vision unobscured. With spatial sound, you can pinpoint a hologram even if it’s behind you. And because HoloLens learns and understands your environment, you can place holograms on and around real objects—and so can your apps and games. So a character in a game might sit down on your sofa, or space robots could bust out of your walls.
Getting around HoloLens is a lot like using your smart phone. You can use your hands to manipulate holographic windows, menus, and buttons. Instead of pointing, clicking, or tapping, you'll use your gaze, your voice, and gestures to select apps and holograms and to get around HoloLens.
When you know these basic interactions, getting around on HoloLens will be a snap.
We'll walk you through the basics the first time you use your HoloLens. You'll also find a gesture tutorial on your Start menu—look for the Learn Gestures app.
HoloLens has sensors that can see a few feet to either side of you. When you use your hands, you'll need to keep them inside that frame, or HoloLens won't see them. As you move around, the frame moves with you.
To open the Start menu:
To select an app or other hologram, air tap it while looking directly at the hologram you're selecting. Follow these steps:
Now it's time to put gestures to the test!
You'll find your installed apps in the Start menu and there are more apps for HoloLens (1st gen) in the Microsoft Store.
Open the Start menu and select an app!
Using apps on HoloLens is a little different from on a PC: Some apps use a 2D view and look like other Windows applications. Other apps (immersive apps) use a 3D view and when you launch them, they become the only app you see.
When you place an app window or app launcher, it will stay put until you remove it. You can move or resize these holograms in your mixed reality home at any time.
Moving and resizing apps on HoloLens works a bit differently than it does on a PC. Instead of dragging the app, you'll use your gaze, along with a gesture or the clicker. You can also rotate an app window in 3D space.
Tip
Rearrange apps using your voice - gaze at an app and say "Face me," "Bigger," or "Smaller." Or have Cortana move an app for you: say "Hey Cortana, move *app name* here."
Gaze at the app (at the title bar of an app window), and then do one of the following.
Tip
If you drop apps when you move them, make sure to keep your hand in the gesture frame by following it with your gaze.
Gaze at the app, and then do one of the following.
Tip
In Adjust mode, you can move or resize any hologram.
Gaze at the app, and tap and hold with both hands to select it. Rotate the app by keeping one hand steady and moving your other hand around it. When you're done, raise both index fingers.
Gaze at the content of the app window. Tap and hold and then move your hand slightly upwards or downwards to scroll the content.
It's common to share one HoloLens with many people or to have many people share a set of HoloLens devices.
Prerequisite: HoloLens (1st gen) must be upgraded to Windows Holographic for Business.
When they use their own Microsoft Entra accounts, multiple users can each keep their own user settings and user data on the device.
To make sure that multiple people can use their own accounts on your HoloLens, follow these steps:
To use HoloLens, each user must follow these steps:
If another user has been using the device, press the power button once to go to standby. Then press the power button again to return to the lock screen.
Use your Microsoft Entra account credentials to sign in to the device. If it's the first time that you have used the device, you will need to calibrate the HoloLens to your own eyes.
To see a list of the device users or to remove a user from the device, go to Settings > Accounts > Other users.
Multiple users can also share a HoloLens device while using a single user account.
Users sharing a same account will need to recalibrate the HoloLens in Settings. Read more about calibration.
The HoloLens (1st Gen) clicker gives you another way to interact with holograms. Pair it with your HoloLens and then use it along with your gaze to select, scroll, and more.
Congratulations! you're ready to use HoloLens (1st gen).
Now you can configure your HoloLens (1st gen) to meet your specific needs.
Connect bluetooth devices like mouse and keyboard
Learn more about Voice and Cortana
If you don’t see holograms that you’ve placed while using HoloLens, here are some things to try:
Training
Module
Introduction to HoloLens - Training
This course provides a basic understanding of what HoloLens can do for an organization.