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AJM3897
Brass Contributor
Dec 08, 2025

Edge pdf text addition = massive file size increase

As of today, when I add just a small amount of text (20-30 characters) to a pdf and save, the file size increases from 66KB to 55,000KB ... never happened before. I've reported to Microsoft but they ...
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Kelly_Y
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Dec 16, 2025

Quick update, a fix for this issue is now available in Microsoft Edge Canary Channel versions 145.0.3741.0 or higher.  For testing, the Canary Channel can be downloaded here: Become a Microsoft Edge Insider | Microsoft Edge

 

Please let us know if you are still reproducing the issue after updating.  Thanks! 

 

 

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JasperWu55555
Copper Contributor
Dec 27, 2025

Thank you for fixing the previous PDF issue in Edge. However, in the new version I have encountered several new problems:

  1. When browsing and editing PDFs, the toolbar does not provide an undo option, which is available in current version.
  2. When highlighting text, the selection often behaves incorrectly — I intend to highlight one line, but it unexpectedly highlights two lines.
  3. When entering text into a PDF, the input looks fine while typing, but the final displayed text is incomplete or missing characters.

I would greatly appreciate it if the team could look into these issues in future updates.

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