How do I highlight PDFs in the new Microsoft Edge

Anonymous
2020-03-26T20:10:52+00:00

I just downloaded the new edition of edge and now when I open PDFs I do not see the option to highlight.  Does anyone know?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-24T15:06:22+00:00

    Hi there -

    Was this issue solved? I just upgraded to the new Edge, lost the highlight feature for PDFs, followed the instructions in this thread ("turned 'on' via the edge//flag..."), and I *still* can't highlight in my PDF's. The only option is to "draw" in them. I have a Microsoft Surface Tablet, so use the 'pen' stylo to highlight. 

    Please advise! I want the old Edge back :-(

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-30T18:29:21+00:00

    I just updated to the latest version of Edge, which I use to easily markup PDF files when I am studying. This capability was honestly the only reason I was using Edge and didn't download Adobe instead. Now, instead of being able to just drag and highlight in a chosen color, I have to go in each time I select a block of text and right click, then choose the highlighter every single time. Why would you take away something so basic and only required 1 step and make it into 3 steps? Now I'm going to have to go ahead and switch over to Adobe to save myself time and annoyance.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-05T06:49:29+00:00

    yup they just force downloaded the update now. Cant believe a billion dollar company makes their stuff progressively worse as they update it >.>

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-05T06:50:25+00:00

    few months??? WE HAVE CLASSES NOW! How the heck do yall break something that didn't even need fixing in the first place.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-07-05T06:51:31+00:00

    Yup, aids how they ruin the only good feature the browser has. Now we have to wait months for them to add old content >.>

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