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EDGEUSER989898
Jul 06, 2026Copper Contributor
Text annotations disappear if saved while the text box is still focused in Edge Screenshot editor
Hi Edge team, I found a reproducible issue in the built-in Screenshot feature in Microsoft Edge. When I add a text annotation to a screenshot using the Text tool, the annotation disappears from the...
Jamony
Jul 08, 2026MCT
Hi, nice repro. This definitely sounds like the screenshot editor is not committing the active text box before export.
For now, the safest workaround is to click outside the text box before saving, then confirm the annotation is visible in the editor before exporting. I would also test the same steps in Edge Beta or Canary if you can, because that helps show whether the issue is already fixed in a newer build.
I would send this through Edge's built-in feedback tool with diagnostics enabled and include the exact steps, Edge version, and a before/after example. The expected behavior you described is right: Save should commit the active text annotation automatically instead of silently dropping it.