How to Use The Microsoft Edge PDF Viewer in Windows 10?

You probably have heard of the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium and how it has reached from one of the browsers below top ten to the second most used browser toppling Firefox. But did you know that Microsoft Edge has inculcated a PDF reader that claims to be something special? Let us check this new PDF Reader in Edge and can it match a bit with Kindle’s Reading experience.

The previous version of Microsoft Edge also supported PDF documents but had limited features only. The all-new revamped edition of Edge is fantastic and does not need the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to read PDF files. Microsoft has also added a red PDF highlighter colour and the ability to exit the highlight mode by just pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

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How to Use The Microsoft Edge PDF Viewer in Windows 10?

Open The PDF document

Open the Microsoft Edge Browser and drag and drop any PDF file from your folder to the Edge window and the PDF reader in Edge will launch. However, if the PDF is online, then open the web link in a new tab, and you will be able to use the PDF reader in Edge.

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Navigate The PDF document Inside Microsoft Edge

Navigating a PDF document in Edge is scrolling up or down which can be quickly down with the mouse wheel, the page up and page down buttons and the most convenient arrow keys.

Now if you have a table of contents, then you might want to click on the menu icon located on the top left corner to open a list of contents separately in the left pane. The content of the left pane will always be available and does not change by the change of pages.

You can also use the page options on the upper left corner and type the page number to go to the exact page.

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The Viewing Options

The Microsoft Edge PDF Viewer offers four buttons to the user on the upper right part of the screen. The + and – buttons can be used to zoom in and zoom out the document. The arrow in the shape of a circle can rotate the document while the last button can give the reader the best view by fitting the document to the window.

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Drawing on The PDF

If you want to make your impressions on the PDF or mark a certain portion of it, then there are two buttons just for that. The Draw and Erase Buttons are one of the fun features of Microsoft Edge PDF viewer and at the same time can be very useful.

The Draw button enables users to make notes or draw unswervingly in the PDF file, and the Erase button deletes the drawing done by the user in one go.

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Saving and Printing

The final group of buttons can be used if you want to print and save the document. The button with the printer icon will launch the printer dialogue menu where you can choose from various printer settings and print the document. The other icon which has a Floppy Disk icon will let you save the document. There is another icon which will unpin the entire command bar while reading and it can be pinned again anytime in Microsoft Edge PDF viewer.

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How to Disable Edge’s PDF Viewer?

If all of your PDF files are opening in Microsoft Edge rather than the default Adobe Acrobat Reader, then Microsoft Edge has been set as the default program for viewing PDF in your computer. To disableEdge’s PDF Viewer as the default PDF reader, follow these steps:

Step 1. Choose any PDF file on your computer and make a right-click on it.

Step 2. From the contextual menu, choose Properties, and a new dialog box will open.

Step 3. Locate Open With and click on the Change button and select your default reader and click on Apply.

This step will disable Edge’s PDF viewer, and you can open the PDF files in your preferred reader.

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What Do You Think About The Microsoft Edge Pdf Viewer In Windows 10?

The all-new PDF reader in Edge is auto-enabled, and the users do not need to turn it on from the settings. All you need to do is drag and drop a PDF file on to the Edge window. There are many PDF readers available, but with your browser being able to open a PDF file, this installs one less program in your computer, which means more space and less bandwidth consumption due to updates.

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