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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 saved image if I click Save while the text box is still focused. The text is only included in the final image if I manually click outside the text box first.
Steps to reproduce:
Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge.
Step 2: Use the built-in Screenshot feature to take a screenshot.
Step 3: In the Screenshot editor, select the Text tool.
Step 4: Type any text annotation on the screenshot.
Step 5: Without clicking outside the text box, click Save.
Step 6: Open the saved image.
Expected result:
The text annotation should be automatically committed and merged into the screenshot when clicking Save, even if the text box is still focused.
Actual result:
The active text annotation is not merged into the final image. The saved screenshot does not contain the text annotation, and the text is silently lost.
Impact:
This can cause users to lose important notes or ideas when using the Screenshot feature for documentation, study notes, bug reports, or productivity workflows. Since the screenshot appears to save normally, users may not notice that the annotation is missing until later.
Suggested fix:
When the user clicks Save, Edge should automatically commit any active text box before exporting the screenshot.
Environment:
Microsoft Edge version: 150.0.4078.48 Official build
Channel: Stable
Operating system: Windows 11
1 Reply
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.
