The built-in PDF reader in Microsoft’s Edge browser is getting more AI features, reports MSPoweruser. Powered by Microsoft’s Copilot AI, Edge can now filter out the key points of a PDF document to help you better understand the text.
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In the latest beta version of the Edge browser, there is now a new button in the PDF reader menu bar called Generate smart keywords for this document with Copilot AI.
That’s exactly what the button does when you click it. It uses AI to analyze and highlight important keywords and phrases in the open document. Then, when you tap on the keywords, a side panel displays AI-generated descriptions of what the words or phrases mean.
This AI-powered feature is currently only available in the beta version of Microsoft Edge. However, you can expect more AI-powered features as Microsoft seems to want to push Copilot forward. We don’t yet know when it will be released in the regular version of the browser.
To get the Edge beta, just head over to the Microsoft Edge Insider page and download the Beta Channel version of Edge. This is the most stable preview version of Edge. If you want to be up to date, you can opt for the Dev or Canary versions, which are updated more frequently but may also experience more frequent issues when using them.
Preview versions of Edge—whether Beta, Dev, or Canary—are installed separately and do not affect your main Edge installation.
Further reading: Check out Edge’s AI content creation capabilities
This article originally appeared in our sister publication PC för Alla and has been translated and localized from Swedish.
