Top Features of EDGE! (You've GOT to KNOW these!)

This video showcases hidden and underutilized features in Microsoft Edge, offering tips to enhance your browsing experience significantly. Whether for personal use or work, these features can streamline your workflow and make browsing more efficient and enjoyable.

1️⃣ Organize with Collections:
Functionality: Group and manage webpages, images, and notes in a single space.
How-to: Use the 'Collections' feature to drag and drop webpages or snippets, add notes, and reorder items.
Additional Options: Export collections to Excel, Word, OneNote, or Pinterest, and share them with others.

2️⃣ PDF Reading and Annotation:
Capabilities: Built-in PDF reader with annotation tools like ink, highlighter, and comments.
Navigation: Use bookmarks and table of contents for easy document navigation.
Read Aloud: Have the PDF read to you by Edge.

3️⃣ Create Web Apps:
Purpose: Access frequently visited websites directly from the desktop.
Process: Convert a webpage into a web app via the browser and pin it for quick access.

4️⃣ QR Code Generator:
Use Case: Easily share websites with a generated QR code.
Function: Generate and download QR codes directly from the address bar.

5️⃣ Web Capture and Annotation:
Feature: Screenshot webpages and annotate them.
Methods: Capture a specific area or entire webpage and use tools to annotate before saving or sharing.

6️⃣ Multi-User Profiles:
Benefit: Separate work and personal browsing environments.
Functionality: Switch between different user profiles with distinct favorites, extensions, and logins.

7️⃣ Math Solver:
Application: Solve math problems and receive step-by-step explanations.
Operation: Highlight a problem and let Edge provide solutions and additional resources.

8️⃣ Browser Task Manager:
Purpose: Diagnose slow or unresponsive browser issues.
Insight: View and manage all running tabs and processes, checking resource usage.

9️⃣ Tab Groups:
Advantage: Organize numerous open tabs into manageable groups.
Customization: Name and color-code groups for better organization.

🔟 Friendly URL Copy-Paste:
Convenience: Paste URLs as neat, descriptive text links instead of long addresses.

I ditched Google Chrome in favor of Microsoft Edge. Find out what's so special about Edge. In this video I'll share my 10 best HIDDEN Features in Edge and also show you some tips and tricks when it comes to using EDGE. These tips and tricks will save you time and help you browse better. For example, you'll learn how to use collections to keep track of topics you'd like to go back to. How to you can take notes, use multiple profiles (this is the BEST!) and also how to use tab groups - and how you can group your tabs vertically. You'll also learn, how you can create apps from web pages and add them to your taskbar. AND also how to activate experimental features in EDGE. There are some similarities to Google Chrome, but there are some small details about EDGE that make it more user friendly.

00:00 Best Hidden Features in Microsoft Edge
00:33 Collections - Organize Your Ideas
02:17 Read and Annotate PDF Files
03:56 Create Web Apps
04:57 QR Code Generator
05:27 Web Capture - Screenshot
06:13 Multiuser Functionality with Profiles
07:16 Math Solver
08:16 Edge Browser Task Manager
09:13 Tab Groups
10:33 Paste Friendly URL
10:57 Wrap Up

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[garyhanson]

Wow I've been using it, but obviously just as basic. You've given me so many new options on organizing and becoming more efficient. Thanks

[timetriad]

My favorite feature is the ability to browse the Internet. 👍🏻😎

[carmenlim]

Thank you Leila! Because of you Edge is my default browser. ❤️❤️❤️

[sandip_bettereveryday]

Only thing I wish if Edge could remember the page number of the PDF file that I opened last time using it. That way we can start reading the PDF file from where we left at.

[iu]

What a fantastic video on Edge. MS did a great job moving to chromium, but they've added so much that Edge is really the best out there. It feels fresh, and the additional features work so well. I had no idea there was an edge task manager - Thanks for that - I no longer have to close Edge when a tab hangs - that will save me so much time.
Love it.
Your videos are amazing and so helpful. This was a very beneficial sub!!
Wishing you the best in all you do!!
Roll on 3 mill subs!!

[davideverLife]

I've been a big chrome fan for over a decade, with the recent upgrade of my computer and my operating system to windows 10/11, noticing Edge made me curious about if it is indeed better (because the design looked much cleaner and appealing to me), with the recent videos about this browser you sure proved it is superior, at least in my opinion haha. Thanks so much for these useful videos! You're great!

[seports]

I spent a fair about of time setting up Edge tabs only to find that when you close Edge they all disappear. I was able to "restore pages" and get them back until I eventually lost them all. Too bad MS didn't allow for their persistence! I'll not be using those again. That being said, perhaps I overlooked a setting that I should have set in order to maintain the so, I'd appreciate hearing more about that. However, thank you much for all of your tips and how-to's...I've found them very helpful.

[gregorytaylor]

I discovered Collections accidentally. Thanks for a great tutorial 👍

[clairezhang]

Another Great video! I will be keen to hear more about screenshots annotation.

[uvwxyz]

As usual a very useful video from you. Thank you Leila for introducing these Edge features. I am sure all of them will come in handy sometime or the other for many people.
Would you kindly enlighten me on the following.
1. Comparison between favourites, collections and tab groups
2. Comparative impact of 1.) on the performance of the browser ie. RAM usage
3. What are the downsides of the features introduced in the video that users should be mindful of.
Thank you

[Spunknord]

Nice video very useful for a fellow EDGE user. My favorite feature is bookmarking web pages and moving them around like a file. Also like the PDF view in browser and highlighting text.

[MackanderSingh]

Vertical Tab is one the most useful feature, when so many tabs got open, other tabs won't get small icon sized, rather we get nice scrollable list of Tabs 👍

[iamsba]

I started using edge as a regular browser since u recommended in the previous video n im totally loving it...🤗🤗

[maseratifittipaldi]

This is the best corporate ambassador I have seen in a long time.

[sofiejensen]

Wow fantastic video. I will start using Collections right away, since it seems a better way to organise favorites etc. than just folder in the favorite bar.

[private-nobody]

I love your videos, you bring us useful information that can be applied immediately. I am so thankful for this video; about five of the features I actually need to use forthwith. I am still in the process of migrating to Edge full-time, but thanks to you, I use it much more often than previously, and it's great. Keep up the great work. 💓💓💓

[cenevspeed_CARS]

Your thumbnails are amazing .... Please make a video on that

[basim]

I switched to Edge because of your last video "Why I prefer edge to chrome" and post seeing this I'll never go back in fact the features you have highlighted are amazing and so useful. For me, two features will add more to my productivity which are (grouping) & (profiles switching)

Also for us as a large enterprise, managing edge updates via WSUS is way better than managing chrome updates... So that made us switch recently to Edge across our enterprise.

[hogne]

Holy diver! The different profiles tip was the most useful. I now have three Edge icons. One for my private sites, one for my day job sites and one for my consultant sites. No longer do I have to jump in and out of Microsoft 365 accounts and HCL Connections accounts. Brilliant! And thank you for showing us the group and vertical tabs functions!

[myrachanhk]

you mentioned the Tag Groups, i wonder if it's available on reading PDF files? that'd be very helpful to organize the huge amount of reading I do using Edge. thanks!