Microsoft is adding a new screenshot tool to its Edge browser in a future release and it is currently available in testing for those interested. Known simply as Microsoft Edge Screenshots, this feature allows users to take and modify screenshots of a web page or even the entire screen, transforming Edge into a sophisticated screenshot tool in its own right.
The new snapshot tool has several notable advantages at first glance. For example, when you select an area to capture, you get an extremely magnified version of the region where your mouse pointer is, allowing you to make pixel-perfect selections.
The editing options are also significantly more comprehensive once you’ve taken the screenshot. You can use different levels of thickness and different colors to create circles, squares, arrows or free designs. You can also add text to the website and even use a mosaic effect to redact or redact content. When you’re done, you can share, save, or simply copy the screenshot to the clipboard to paste somewhere else.
All of this appears directly on the web page, rather than in a new window like the previous screenshot tool did, which makes it feel a little faster overall. Additionally, you can also read about: Microsoft makes it easy to block autoplay videos in Edge
This new screenshot tool is now hidden in the Edge flag settings page, as discovered by X (formerly Twitter) user Leopeva-64, but it can already be found in the stable channel, indicating which is about to be completed. If you can’t wait, here’s what you can do right now to try it out:
1. In the Edge address bar, enter edge://flags.
2. Use the search bar at the top of the page to search for Microsoft Edge screenshot.
3. Click the dropdown menu and change it to Enabled.
4. Click Restart at the bottom of the browser window.
When you restart the browser, the new tool will appear next to the old one in Edge’s context menu. You can also use your keyboard to activate the new tool by pressing Ctrl + Shift + S.
However, web selection is no longer available. While it’s not entirely new, it’s worth noting that this new screenshot tool appears to be something of a consolation prize since Microsoft pulled a feature called web selection from Edge a few days ago, despite only announcing it on last year. You can use this functionality to choose information from your site, including tables, and maintain formatting so you can quickly paste it into a OneNote document or notebook.
This feature was probably more difficult to maintain, but provided a more distinctive capability than a screenshot tool, since there are other ways to take and modify screenshots in Windows. Still, it’s a nice feature that could make sharing screenshots easier. When you restart the browser, the new tool will appear in the Edge context menu next to the old one. You can also activate the new tool with your keyboard by pressing Ctrl + Shift + S.
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Categories: Technology
Source: vtt.edu.vn