As we all know, Microsoft Edge is also called Microsoft's cutting-edge browser. It was announced 7 years ago that it replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows systems. It is also based on the chromium kernel, but compared with Chrome, Edge is more popular among

Now this sentence is circulating on the Internet: " uses your hands to make the browser, and uses your feet to make the system ", which refers to Microsoft 's attitude towards Windows and Edge.

On the one hand, the Windows system is not doing well, and many details are particularly bad. Just forget about the previous bugs that are not solved every time the update is not solved, but it will also bring a lot of new bugs; on the other hand, Edge almost brings new practical functions every time it is updated. Some netizens jokingly say that Edge OS will be launched soon.

Everyone knows that Microsoft Edge is also called Microsoft's cutting-edge browser. It was announced 7 years ago that it replaced Internet Explorer in the Windows system and became the default browser. It is also based on the chromium kernel, but compared with chrome, Edge is more popular among Chinese users.

As mentioned above, Edge has many functions, especially hidden function , but few people know it. Today I will teach you to make full use of the Edge browser in your hand to make it truly exert its productivity function.

. Microsoft Edge add-in (commonly known as extensions, plug-ins)

This should be very familiar to everyone. In the previous article, I have also introduced several extensions worth installing, such as salad words, uBlock Origin, etc., but it is not enough to say it once, because the Edge extension store is really friendly.

is not only rich in resources, but also the most important thing is that domestic networks can directly access and download. Just look at the classification on the left to know that there are all kinds of extensions, which is simply Edge's productivity warehouse!

If you have a way to enter Chrome's extension store, you can find that the extensions on Chrome can also be installed in Edge with one click to achieve complementary resources.

If you need it, I will recommend more useful and necessary browser extensions in future articles.

Shop address:

https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons

. Reading mode

Edge's reader mode can help us remove advertisements, but it will also make some eye-catching web page layout return to simplicity, and give you a refreshing and clean document page.

For example, the original page of the Medium article in the picture below is messy around and can easily interfere with reading.

If you use the reader mode, the effect will be as follows:

But do you think I will only introduce the reading mode? There are more practical hidden functions in the reading mode, which are very conducive to learning English.

The following picture is a unique grammatical tool in reading mode, which can split the text into syllables to highlight all nouns, verbs and adjectives. After opening

, the effect is as follows:

In addition, it is also paired with the salad search words recommended before, and it is directly translated, which is very convenient.

Opening method:

Added before the URL: read://

. Sidebar search

If Edge introduces the sidebar function, you can quickly search without opening a new tab page.

is also very simple to use. Select the text you want to search on the web page, and then right-click to select "Search XXX in the sidebar", as shown in the figure below:

The last search result will be presented in the sidebar:

Having said so much, everyone does not have to worry about the security of this software, just give it permissions to store, camera and floating windows, and there is no need to worry about the risk of privacy leakage at all.

. Entertainment mini games

For everyone knows that in the Chrome browser, there is a dinosaur fast running mini game, which usually occurs when the network is out of the network. You can play it by opening the browser, or you can enter a specific URL to enter the game.

And on Edge browser , there is also a boring game that seems to be more interesting and more in line with the feeling of surfing.

This built-in mini game is called surfing. We surf on the Internet, and the characters in the game are surfing on the sea.

can also play without a network. The method of using is very simple. Enter directly in the URL bar: edge://surf

5. Writing help

In Microsoft Editor, it is an AI-powered service that can help you create the best in more than 20 languages, whether it is portable word documents, writing emails, or publishing content on the website.

Editor will underline the problem you find, select the underlined word or phrase to accept or ignore the suggestion.

usage method, just enable this function in the background settings of Edge.

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