Highlight Text in PDFs on Microsoft Edge
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Highlight Text in PDFs on Microsoft Edge
Use Microsoft Edge to effortlessly highlight PDFs
or drag and drop a file
Supports PDF and image file formats (maximum 100MB)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Open your PDF in Microsoft Edge, select the highlighter from the toolbar, and drag over the text you wish to highlight. You can choose various colors to effectively organize your highlights.
Currently, Edge doesn't offer a universal keyboard shortcut for highlighting PDF text. You need to manually click the highlighter tool in the PDF toolbar in Edge.
Yes, in Edge's PDF viewer, you can customize the highlight colors. Select the highlighter, click on the color option, and choose your preferred color.
Open the PDF in Edge, select the highlighted text you want to remove, right-click, and choose 'Remove Highlight'. This will delete the highlight while leaving the text intact.
If the highlighting tool isn't working, check your Edge browser version and update it. Also, ensure the PDF isn't protected, as some PDFs restrict editing, including highlighting.
Yes, enable Edge's dark mode through settings to view PDFs with a dark theme. This feature helps reduce eye strain in low-light conditions.
After completing your highlights, Edge automatically saves your changes. Close the PDF, and your highlights will remain when you reopen the file.
Yes, as long as a PDF isn't locked or protected, you can reopen it in Edge and edit or remove highlights at any time.
Edge's PDF viewer allows scrolling and annotating, but it lacks a native bookmarking feature. Instead, use the highlighter to mark important text.
No, Edge's highlighting tool only works with text-based content. Use annotations to manually mark important areas around images.
Yes, you can highlight text directly on web pages in Microsoft Edge, similar to temporary markings as seen in PDF highlighting.
Yes, you can navigate through multi-page PDFs in Edge and highlight text as needed across all pages. Use the toolbar to easily select pages.
Your highlights are automatically saved in Edge. Close the PDF, and when you reopen it, all highlights will remain for consistent review.
No, currently, Microsoft's Edge highlighting feature isn't supported on mobile devices. Use the desktop version for PDF annotations.
Yes, use Edge's built-in PDF reader to annotate files directly in your browser without the need for separate downloads before annotating.