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Former Employee

Nov 19, 2019

PDF Inking on Microsoft Edge

Using a digital pen or touch to write directly on PDF files has been one of the top feature asks from Microsoft Edge insiders. We are pleased to announce that inking mode for PDF files has rolled out...

adamsmith34

Brass Contributor

Nov 22, 2019

Qtrainer It looks like that PDF is open in an Adobe product, not Edge. I see a menu bar and no address bar. Is that accurate?

Qtrainer

Copper Contributor

Nov 22, 2019

You are correct. You have to go to File Explorer and right click on the file and Open With...Microsoft Edge Dev. Once it opens in Edge, you will need to click on take notes and from there you can draw. adamsmith34

adamsmith34
Brass Contributor
Nov 25, 2019
Qtrainer I understand. This is not a feature of Edge but of Windows. Likely for obvious reasons, Edge Dev is not going to replace your default .pdf reader upon install. You'll need to right-click the .pdf, select "Open with >" and then "Choose another app". You'll then get a dialog with a check box, "Always use this app to open .pdf files". Check the box, select Edge Dev, and click the OK button to associate Edge Dev with .pdf files. Then when you double-click a .pdf, it should open in Edge Dev automatically. I hope this helps.