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Microsoft Edge can now use Copilot to summarize a PDF.
You try this with a PDF that's online or saved on your PC.
You can also ask specific questions about the PDF.
How often have you opened a lengthy or complex PDF and just didn't feel like reading the whole thing? Well, now Microsoft Edge will help you cut to the chase with assistance from AI.
New with the latest version of Edge is an AI-based skill that taps into Copilot to summarize a PDF, either online or from your PC. You can ask the AI to cover the key points of the PDF and pose specific questions about the content. Edge responds with a brief summary, explanation, or answers to your queries.
Neither Chrome nor Firefox offers this type of integrated AI help for PDFs. So this skill may be one reason to use Edge the next time you hop online or need to work with a saved PDF. Here's how this plays out.
How to use Edge's PDF skill
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