Since the Chromium-based Edge browser was released in January 2020, Microsoft has spared no effort to update it. At the beginning of this year, Edge introduced a feature called Web Capture, allowing users to more easily take regional screenshots or full-screen screenshots of web pages. After receiving user feedback, Microsoft has begun to improve the “Web Capture” feature to make it adapt to PDF documents.
Starting from Edge Canary version 99.0.1111.0, it is now possible to take full-screen screenshots of PDF documents with several pages. In order to test Web Capture for PDF, you first need to download the Canary version of Microsoft Edge, and then wait for the feature to be automatically displayed on your device.
Once you have updated your browser, open a PDF, visit the browser’s menu, click “…”, and select “Web Capture”. Similar to the way Edge handles web page screenshots, this feature will also open a selection tool that allows you to capture the content of the PDF file.
Of course, you can also use the Ctrl+Shift+S shortcut to open the “Web Capture” selection tool to intercept PDF pages. You need to select the area (page or part of the page) you want to capture in the screenshot. Once you are done, another menu will appear, allowing you to copy the captured content or add comments.
You can draw on the screenshot in a variety of different colors (the stylus works best, but cursors are also supported). As we mentioned at the beginning, Microsoft is still testing Edge’s “web capture” support for PDF documents. This feature will be officially released in January or February when users will fully test it.
