Microsoft Edge already allows to simplify the way you copy and paste URLs and links in web Pages in the browser. Back in March, Microsoft announced it will bring the “Smart Copy” feature to Edge that retains formatting when you paste. The feature is now available in Edge Canary and is working out of the box without the need to enable any flag.
What is Smart Copy?
You always won’t get what you copy when you paste in the web browser, the formatting may be lost. This applies to text, images, and tables on the web pages.
To address this Microsoft is introducing Smart Copy in Edge browser.
Copying and pasting content from the web can be tricky – selecting the content can be challenging and pasting doesn’t always look like the original. Smart copy makes it easier to select, copy, and paste content that you find across the web, maintaining source site’s formatting, spacing and text.
How to use Smart Copy in Edge browser
- Launch Edge browser
- Visit a web page
- Right-click on the page and select “Smart copy (Ctrl+Shift+X)”
- Like for Web Capture, use your mouse to select content and paste on an application or web page in Edge
- Depending on what you’ve copied, you’ll get the options to paste the content like an image or keep the original formatting.
Note: As of now, the Smart Copy option appears grayed out in the Page Context menu, but the shortcut is still working. So use the shortcut to test the feature in Edge browser.
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