Web capture makes an appearance on Microsoft Edge Canary
A new tool for capturing the web is in testing on Microsoft Edge.
What you need to know
- Microsoft Edge has a new web capture feature for some people.
- The feature appears to be in A/B testing for users of Microsoft Edge Canary.
- Web capture lets you easily capture and share a portion of webpages.
Microsoft Edge has a new web capture feature in testing. The feature makes it easy to capture and share a portion of a webpage. The feature was first spotted by Aggiornamenti Lumia, which shared a video of the feature in action.
Web capture appears to be in A/B testing. As pointed out by OnMSFT, the feature isn't rolling out to all Microsoft Edge Canary users.
Microsoft Edge - Web Capture pic.twitter.com/yEtWJq9cMeMicrosoft Edge - Web Capture pic.twitter.com/yEtWJq9cMe— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) September 1, 2020September 1, 2020
You can access the feature by opening the ellipsis menu on Microsoft Edge and selecting "Web Capture." The interface of the feature is similar to that of Windows 10's built-in snipping tool.
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