Productivity Tip: Capture and Share Web Content in Edge

Has Microsoft Edge replaced your other browsers yet? If not, there are some new features that make the latest Chromium-based version a must-have. One of these latest features is the ability to capture and markup web content easily and then save or share it. On my primary workstation, I use Snagit — but on my laptop or Surface, Edge has become my default tool for capturing images.

Here’s how to use the feature:

To get started, select the ellipsis (…) in the top right corner of the browser.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

Select the Web Capture option from the menu.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

You can grab the entire browser window, or choose Free Select to grab a specific area on the page.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

Once you’ve selected the area to capture using drag-and-drop, you can copy and paste the image anywhere, or add an annotation using Add Notes.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

Adding Notes opens up the drawing interface, allowing you to annotate in a variety of colors and line thickness, and to edit your work.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

Once your annotations are complete, you can Copy the image with your markup and paste it into another document or email, Save it as a file (image), or Share it with someone.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

 

As with just about every other Microsoft product, selecting Share opens up a new dialog box that allows you to determine who and how you share your screen capture and annotations.

Capture and share images with Microsoft Edge

Christian Buckley

Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director and M365 Apps & Services MVP, and an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, based in Silicon Slopes (Lehi), Utah. He is a startup advisor and investor, and an independent consultant providing fractional marketing and channel development services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the weekly #CollabTalk Podcast, weekly #ProjectFailureFiles series, monthly Guardians of M365 Governance (#GoM365gov) series, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.

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  1. November 1, 2022

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