Windows 10 Academy: The Stress Free Way To Learning Windows 10 Inside & Out (2016)

Chapter 6. Making Use of Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is Windows 10’s main web browser. It’s quite a customizable, easy to enjoy browser. Here are just some of the things that you could do with it!

Microsoft Edge Reading View is also a great innovation because it clears out all distractions that could prevent you from doing what you want online, especially if it’s work-related! To make use of this, you could just click Book on the top left corner of Edge to activate Reading View!

Edge Customization

1. Click Menu > Settings > Open With.

2. Now, you can choose how your Start and tab pages will look like!

3. You can also customize tab pages. What you have to do is click Settings > Open New Tabs With, and then choose the option that you want from what would appear onscreen!

Webpage Annotation

The great thing about Edge is that it allows you to highlight, write, or draw on a webpage. This way, you can easily save and share it, edited the way you want! To do this, simply click the Pen and Paper icon on top of the page!

Playing with Webpages

You can also delay shutter speed in capturing screenshots by making sure that you get to capture pop-ups, too. Here’s how:

1. Open Snipping Tool and then click Delay. Choose between numbers 0 to 5.

2. Choose the type of Snipthat you’d like to make by clicking what you find next to New. Choose from window, rectangular, free-form, full-screen.

3. Click Newso you could begin snipping. You will now have an allowance of 0 to 5 seconds, depending on what you chose earlier. The screen will freeze and you’ll be able to capture the image you want.

4. Click Save to save your screenshot.

Creating Article List

You could also create a list of articles that you want to read while in Reading View. To do so, just:

1. Click the Star Icon when you find an article that you like.

2. Navigate to Reading List, and then click Add.

You can also pin webpages/websites to the Start Menu. Just click Pin to Startwhile browsing a webpage and you’ll be able to pin the website on the Start Menu.

Private Browsing

You can also browse privately while using Edge. This way, whatever it is that you searched for/visited would not appear in the Browser History. To do so, just click Browse in Private Windowand you’re all set!

Caret Browsing

This literally means that you’ll be able to browse webpages with the use of your keyboard—even without using the mouse!

To do this, simply press F7 and then confirm the prompt you see onscreen!

Integration with Cortana

You can also use Cortana while on Edge! Simply Pin Cortana to Edge, and you’ll be able to make use of the said feature more!

Integration with Flash

With the help of flash integration, you’d be able to watch HD videos on Edge. You can also turn this feature on or off. To help you with this, you should:

1. Go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Use Adobe Flash Player.

2. Choose whether you’d like to turn it on or off.