Windows 10: Make a Web Note in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to: Make a Web Note in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to Make a Web Note on webpages in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Information Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

Microsoft Edge lets you take notes, write, doodle, and highlight directly on webpages as a Web Note. Afterwards, you can save or share the Web Note.

Starting with Windows Ink with Windows 10 build 14986.

This tutorial will show you how to make a Web Note on webpages open in Microsoft Edge to share or save in Windows 10.


EXAMPLE: Web Note on webpage in Microsoft Edge


Note If the toolbar and tab for a webpage is purple maroon in color, then it indicates that you are currently viewing or making a Web Note on that specific webpage.








Here's How:

1. Open the Microsoft Edge app.
2. While on the webpage you want to make a Web Note on, click/tap on the Web Note

icon on the toolbar at the top right. (see screenshot below)



3. Do step step 4 (Pen), step 5 (Highlighter), step 6 (Eraser), step 7 (Typed Note), and/or step 8 (Clip) below for what tools you would like to use to make a Web Note with.


4. To Use the Pen to Write on the Webpage
A) Click/tap on the Pen

icon, and select a color and size you want to write with. (see screenshot below)



B) Write what you like on the webpage with your touchscreen, touchpad, or mouse, and go to step 9 below when finished. (see screenshot below)



5. To Use the Highlighter on the Webpage
A) Click/tap on the Highlighter

icon, and select a color and shape you want to highlight with. (see screenshot below)



B) Highlight what you like on the webpage with your touchscreen, touchpad, or mouse, and go to step 9 below when finished. (see screenshot below)



6. To Use the Eraser to Clear Pen and Highlighter marks on the Webpage
A) Click/tap on the Eraser

icon once to clear single pen and highlighter marks you want, and go to step C below when finished. (see screenshot below)



OR
B) Click/tap on the Eraser

icon twice, and click/tap on Clear All to clear all pen and highlighter marks on the webpage, and go to step C below. (see screenshot below)



C) Left click and hold on mouse or touchpad, or swipe on a touchscreen over a pen or highlighter mark to clear it, and go to step 9 below when finished (see screenshots above).

7. To Add a Typed Note on the Webpage
A) Click/tap on the Type

icon, click/tap where you want to add a box to type a note in, type a note, and go to step 9 below. (see screenshot below)



8. To Use Clip to Copy an Outlined area on the Webpage to the Windows Clipboard
A) Click/tap on the Clip

icon. (see screenshot below)

B) Left click and hold on mouse or touchpad, or swipe on a touchscreen, to outline the area you want on the webpage.

C) Release, and click/tap on the Copy button to the right of the type box.

D) The outlined area is now saved to the Windows clipboard, and you can paste the image where you like. For example, in mspaint.exe.

E) Go to step 9 below.




9. Repeat step 3 above if you would like to make any more notes or marks on the webpage.

10. When finished making the Web Note, do step step 11 (Save), step 12 (Share), and/or step 13 (Exit) below for what you would like to do.


11. To Save the Web Note


Note After you save a Web Note to your Reading List, you will be able to open the Web Note anytime from your Reading List to be able to Update or Remove the Web Note.






A) Click/tap on the Save icon. (see screenshot below)



B) Select to save the Web Note to your Reading List in Microsoft Edge. (see screenshots below)

C) Type a name, select a folder or create new folder to create in (Favorites only), and click/tap on Add.



12. To Share the Web Note
A) Click/tap on the Share icon. (see screenshot below)



B) Click/tap on how you want to share the Web Note. (see screenshot below)



11. To Exit the Web Note


Warning A Web Note will not be saved automatically when you exit.

If you wanted to save the Web Note, then be sure that you save the Web Note before exiting.


A) Click/tap on the Exit icon. (see screenshot below)






That's it,
Shawn


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Make notes on a web page with Web Note

I have installed Windows 10, and am using Edge as my Browser

When I click on the square with a pencil, I was expecting to have the ability to write notes, or circle webpages however this is not occurring.

Please advise how to fix.

Thank you

 

Make notes on a web page with Web Note

You need either Touch, e.g. a finger or a capacitive pen, or an electronic stylus to do mark up with. A pencil won't do it unless you have done something special to it...

DIY Capacitive Stylus

(BING search for

DIY capacitive pen

)

Note that other less informative articles would be available if you used the word pencil instead of pen. Also note the effect of the user's bamboo stick which would have the same effect as a pencil, except maybe you would get some kind of electrical effect
from the lead (graphite) in your pencil.

Ironically look at what that other search turns up (thanks to BING's approximations I guess--the word pencil is not found in it)

DIY Capacitive Stylus



HTH

Robert Aldwinckle

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