Sep 28 2020 10:26 AM - edited Jan 30 2021 09:38 PM
Since the release of the new Microsoft Edge, we have heard a lot of feedback about missing the web notes tool that allowed you to capture and mark up content across the web. Frankly, we’ve missed it too! But first, we wanted to make it better. While web notes was a great feature, there was also room for improvement. Many of you reported using it for capturing quick screenshots to copy or share, while others loved the ability to to mark-up full webpages with scrolling. So, we designed the new screenshot feature, web capture, with this in mind and are excited to introduce the basic screen capture functionality to our Dev and Canary builds. In the near future, you can expect to see more functionalities added to web capture, like adding ink or highlights to your captures, capturing full webpages, and scrolling while marking them.
To try it out, use the Settings and more menu (...) in the top right corner of the browser and select Web capture.
When you open web capture, you can use the selection tool to capture just the content you want. We found that sometimes you want more than what you’re able to see on the webpage, so we have added the ability for you to select content lower down on the page. To do this, just hold down the selection tool and drag to the bottom of the page; the page will automatically start to scroll so that you can capture everything you need in one go.
Once you are done with the capture, you will see a menu with a couple of options: 'Copy' and 'Add notes'. Click Copy to add the image to your clipboard. It will then be available for you to paste into any application. If you want to mark up the screenshot with inking tools, select the Add notes option. You will see the image in a dialog box where you can draw on it, share, save and copy with your annotations.
If you love web capture and want to access the tool more quickly, you can pin it directly to your browser toolbar. Just right click on the option in the Settings and more menu (...) and select Show in toolbar. You can also use the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+S) to invoke web capture.
Try out the new tool and let us know what you think! We love hearing your feedback. From within Microsoft Edge, you can go to “…” menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback, or simply use the shortcut (Shift+Alt+I) to open the feedback tool.
- The Microsoft Edge Product Team
Jul 06 2022 09:54 PM
@LARRIE_COLE your captures are saved the same way as any download from the browser. In the default downloads folder or the folder that you chose while saving.
Jul 07 2022 04:02 AM
Jul 07 2022 06:16 AM
@vygadeka SEEMS I FOUND MY OWN ANSWER THANKS. LOCATION OF WEB CAPTURE FILES ARE AS FOLLOWS: MicrosoftEdgeDownloads\5838b789-40c0-4698-adf3-f983161aa8fd
who new this would be so simple. this is a hidden file under apps.
Aug 21 2022 12:37 AM - edited Aug 21 2022 12:39 AM
I like this in the Edge_Chromium browser of August 2022, however would it be possible to add a collection aspect to the feature? Where you can save screenshots together in a little folder, if you will? In-browser of cause.
Aug 22 2022 06:55 AM
Aug 30 2022 07:50 PM
@vygadeka How to enable web capture if it's not enabled?
Sep 27 2022 12:15 PM - edited Sep 27 2022 12:56 PM
Web capture for SharePoint frames, please.
Sep 27 2022 12:40 PM
Sep 27 2022 12:49 PM
Sep 27 2022 12:51 PM
Sep 27 2022 12:58 PM
getting back, that did not last long, web capture files are a pain to track and move. @LARRIE_COLE
Sep 29 2022 07:38 AM
Oct 14 2022 07:50 AM
@vygadeka
I want to mention that Web capture scrolling does not work in Power Automate (Both regular or in-private browser)
Attempting to screen shot my entire flow is not possible with web capture for some reason.
Mar 24 2023 09:21 AM
I just want to be able to save as without having to share it to anything AND they say it is on the clipboard but I can't seem to access it :|
May 26 2023 03:51 AM
Jun 13 2023 08:30 AM
@vygadeka What metadata is attached when sharing any web-capture. Ie Location and/or device details?
Sep 21 2023 07:34 AM
@vygadeka "Capture full page" doesn't work on SharePoint sites. SharePoint is made by Microsoft. This is so typical. 🤦:male_sign:
Sep 21 2023 07:59 AM
@vygadeka - 3 yrs out from this thread and still issue has not been addressed with this not working on SharePoint sites....