5 reasons to start using Edge browser in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Browsers / / December 19, 2019
In the latest update of Microsoft's operating system has added to the Edge series of user-friendly features that can make the browser to go to the many fans of Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
Lock pages in the taskbar
This useful feature introduced in Windows 8, but Microsoft then decided to get rid of it. Now the taskbar again, you can fix any website to have quick access to it. To do this, click on the icon with three dots in the upper right corner of the browser's menu will open, where you'll find the button "Lock this page on the taskbar."
Full fullscreen
The browser is finally a normal full-screen mode, the transition to which disappear from the screen menu and placed on top of the tab. To turn it on or off, press F11. The second way to open a menu and to switch to full screen mode click on the diagonal arrows in the row "Scale" and to exit from it - hover over the upper right corner of the screen and click on the two directions to each other shooters.
Improved integration with the smartphone
Edge lets you start reading the article on the mobile device and proceed on the computer to where you left off. To do this, you need to install the beta version of the browser on iOS (through the program TestFlight) Or Android and go through it in your account by Microsoft. Then in the app on your phone will be enough to click on the icon located in the center of the bottom panel, and choose the right PC list. There is also a function Continue Later to add a page in the Windows 10 system tray.
Price: Free
New features add bookmarks
Click on the "Center", which is located to the left of the main menu, Edge, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D: you'll see that the menu "Favorites" has changed significantly. Now it's much easier to understand all the saved bookmarks. When you right-click on some item, you will see two new items: "Sort by Name" and "Change the URL-address." With the first, you can arrange bookmarks in alphabetical order, and the second allows you to quickly edit the address of a saved page.
Improved viewing of PDF-documents and e-books
IN Windows 10 Fall Creators Update it became easier to work with PDF and EPUB files - in particular, with the sensor devices. In the case of the first can now use the "Add note" (the right of the address bar) to draw directly on the page. This feature is especially useful for signing documents - no longer need to add to them somewhat eccentric electronic signature, or, even worse, to print and scan again.
Those who often works with e-books, will like the opportunity to make notes at the time of reading. Highlight text - menu appears with the selected function, underscores, adding notes, and copying.