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The Microsoft Edge is periodically updated with new features, improvements and fixes, the reason is first and foremost to provide users with a better web browsing experience, and in fact this is the same reason why the company and its browser gain advantages with its competitors while surprising us with impressive features such as side tabs reading aloud, etc.
Although some of these features are borrowed from other popular web browsers, so you might recognize them, however, the browser also has some unique features, which is why we are presenting this article which will include the best lesser known and hidden Edge features and how to use them in detail and effectively, In order not to linger any longer, we begin directly with the first point.
1. Clear browsing history on exit
No matter which browser you are using, browsers tend to hold a lot of information about your online browsing, which makes it a huge treasure trove of your data, which is why it is suggested to clear your browsing history every time you close your browser, especially if you are inclined or worried about Your Privacy Here Fortunately, you can clear your browsing history with Microsoft Edge automatically, using the scheduling options to automatically clear your history. Here's how:
First, go to your browser settings by clicking on the menu button “Three dots next to each other”, then click on the “Privacy and Services” option and scroll to the bottom.
Now you will find the option “Choose what to clear each time you close the browser” click on it and then select the items to clear, and finally, what you selected will be cleared as soon as you exit the browser.
2. Create multiple pages to get started
If you browse certain web pages every time you launch your browser, you can configure them to open automatically, so Edge will launch on those pages every time you open your browser, making your browsing super fast. If you're excited, let's see how:
Immediately go to the settings from the menu button, down to the “On startup” option, and after that, three options will appear, as noted above, you in turn choose the last option “Open a specific page or pages”, and all you have to do here is enter the addresses of the pages To be opened every time you open the Edge for browsing.
Related: 7 Features of Microsoft Edge Not Available in Google Chrome.
Related: How to use the new 'collections' feature in the Edge browser.
3. Mark PDF files
Have you ever thought that you can annotate or draw on a PDF? Here we say it with full force, Microsoft Edge is the only browser that offers these tools. As for the ability to access the highlighting and commenting tools, all you have to do is open a PDF file saved in your device with Microsoft Edge or open by downloading the PDF file via the browser.
However, we do not have a file to download, so we will adopt the first method, which is to go directly to the file, right-click on it, and then the option to open with access to the Microsoft Edge selection.
Immediately, the file will be opened by the browser, and you will see all the highlighting and commenting tools as shown in the image above, and after you have finished what is required, you can share or save the file.
4. Focus on the video and make its surroundings opaque
At this point, we will now use the addition of an “extension” through which you will be able to watch a video clip and at the same time, what is around it will be darkened, in other words, add a dark layer around the video, and the video itself will be focused on, provided that it works with all video services such as YouTube and Vimeo. And others, that the whole process requires one click, generally to enable this add-on follow these steps:
First, head to the browser menu and then click on the accessories option, and through the search bar, search for the “Turn off the lights” extension to install it from the Microsoft Store, or go directly via this link.
After installing and agreeing to the add-on, you will see a 'light bulb' icon next to the address bar. You, for example, go to the YouTube service, and as soon as you play any video, click on the add icon and watch the magic.
5. Block all trace elements
The last point in our article, with which we will also need to install an extension, give Ghostery that blocks tracking elements during browsing sessions, in addition to an ad blocker that removes intrusive ads from web pages, so that you can finally focus on the content, and here are the points of how to get this extension.
First, and as with the previous point, go to the extensions option from the browser menu, and search for the “Ghostery” extension, or download it directly by going through this link, and then install it, and it will then appear next to the address bar, provided that the extension task starts working Immediately after installing the extension.
