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Elliot Kirk
Silver Contributor
Nov 13, 2019

Inking on Web Pages - Discussion

We have received a lot of feedback about supporting inking annotations for web pages like what we have in the current version of Microsoft Edge. Many users have told us that they use this functionali...
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Altacry
Copper Contributor
Jan 16, 2020
As a surface user, I think that the main browser should support the pen input at 100%. Also I used to study on pdfs with edge because it allowed me to highlight, write and erase simply activating the draw mode.
Now that the pen support is the same as in Google Chrome (my desktop primary browser), I am losing interest in using Edge. And now I have to find a different solution for working on my pdfs. Bet I am not the only one disappointed by this, so it's in your interest to don't make a step backwards removing this feature from edge.
I hope to see this feature back very soon.
  • konthuruthyj05's avatar
    konthuruthyj05
    Brass Contributor
    Jun 18, 2020
    This functionality exists for PDFs on Edge Chromium, just open a PDF in Edge Chromium (any Channel, Stable, Beta, Dev, Canary) and in the the top right corner you will see the pen, higlighter and erase functions, alongside Rotate, Print, Read Aloud, Save, etc. Try it, it's like the old Web Inking but limited to PDFs only.
    • akashgupta's avatar
      akashgupta
      Copper Contributor
      Jun 18, 2020

      With due respect to all the people who keep coming back to the thread and tell that the inking functionality works in PDF. 

      We all know it and have been using it for so long.

      The point of discussion is "inking on the web pages". So let us keep the focus on the same while we wait for the MS to deliver it.

       

      • konthuruthyj05's avatar
        konthuruthyj05
        Brass Contributor
        Jun 18, 2020

        akashgupta it was for @Altacry who a few comments ago said they need to look for other tools to work on PDFs, which is not necessary.

         

        (With all due respect, not everyone knows the inking on PDFs exists)

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    HotCakeX
    MVP
    Jan 16, 2020

    Altacry 

    since you mentioned PDFs, here is new feature recently added

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/new-feature-pdf-inking-improvements-more-colors-and-thickness/td-p/1102853

     

    Text highlighting is also available

     

     

    these PDF inking features demonstrated are compatible with legacy Edge. meaning you can add them on either of the browsers and delete/modify it on the other.

     

    it's getting there, gradually, the progress and development has just begun, every few days we get a new feature on Edge canary

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    Drew1903
    Silver Contributor
    Jan 16, 2020
    This is in reply to both people:
    Inking IS available for PDFs in Dev & Canary.
    It should be in Edge for PDFs, as well, soon.

    I'm not saying it's definitely coming, but, we do expect Inking to, also, be in the browser itself, soon. Countless people want it and have been asking for it.

    Cheers,
    Drew

    Sent from Windows Mobil
    • HotCakeX's avatar
      HotCakeX
      MVP
      Jan 16, 2020
      Why you write Sent from windows mobile on your posts? o.O
      it's obviously not sent from windows mobile since you wrote "mobil" instead of "mobile"
      it's an advertisement or something?

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