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Reading list
Whisper you said you exported your reading list to an html file. But I do not understand what you meant by that because I cannot get an actual list in text format only icons telling me what items comprise my own list.
so what exactly was the content of the HTML file that you then imported into the Preview version, renamed it "Reading List" and then moved it to the Favorites Bar????
Hi John,
Here is the process in more detail: Open old Edge and 1) click on the three periods in the top right corner, 2) click on settings, 3} Click on "Import or Export" (middle of page), 4) In third section from top, select "Reading List" and click "Export to File", 5) Select a location where you want the file, and then click "Save".
Now open Edge Preview and import the file you just saved following pretty much the same steps and locations above --except now you are importing. Finally, click on the three dots and select Favorites. All your Favorites and Reading List folder will show. Drag the Reading List into the Favorites Bar List area wherever you want it. I put mine right under the Favorites Bar title so the Reading List appears at the far left edge of the screen. The end result is not as "pretty" as in Edge, but they work.
This is an interesting thread. If folks are willing - i'll be curious to hear what are other use cases folks used Edge Reading List for? i can promise to pass on the feedback to the appropriate product owners.
thanks!
amitkun Being into sales, I travel a lot and mobile internet is not that reliable when you board Mumbai Local Trains in India. I use reading list to save articles offline on all synced devices and read them during travel.
This is something which became a habit from Safari / pocket which has excellent sync between devices. But I don't want to load the browser with any more add-ons than extremely necessary. So it would be great if we can have a reading list features in the Chromium version of Edge as well.
Cheers
- ABSOLUTELY!
Cheers,
Drew
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amitkun The base usage scenario for me is to put articles in the Reading List on my phone's Edge on iOS and read them later on my desktop, or indeed any other device when I have the time. I dispose of them once I've read them, so it's not something I want to put into favourites.
In principle an extension such as Pocket serves this purpose, but it was nice to have this built in right there.
amitkun I too, would like the Reading List added back to Edge. I use it regularly for two purposes: 1. To save web articles I find when doing my daily reading but do not want to spend the time reading the acticle then. For example, I look at Tom's Hardware almost every day, It frequently has in-depth articles (long) that I definitely want to read but I don't want to spend the time when I am doing my daily reading. And, 2. I add sections of game "walkthroughs" to the Reading LIst. For example, I currently am playing Fallout 76. It has numerous quets than contian a half dozen locations/steps to complete.
In both cases, I can find what I am looking for quickly and dispose of the items when I am done with them. Conceptually, it is like the Desktop is supposed to be for Windows.
