How to take a full page screenshot in Microsoft Edge

Edge's built-in screenshot tool

Microsoft Edge's screenshot tool, which earlier versions called Web capture, is part of the browser on Windows and Mac. It offers two modes: Capture area, where you drag a box, and Capture full page, which captures the whole scrolling page from top to bottom. You do not need Snipping Tool or an extension for either.

People use it to save receipts and bookings, share a design or a bug with a colleague, keep a copy of terms and prices, or send a whole article in one image. For a quick capture it is hard to beat. The editing is where it runs out, which is covered below.

If you are on Windows and the page is not in a browser, Snipping Tool (Windows + Shift + S) captures what is on screen but has no full page mode. For web pages, Edge's own tool is the better choice.

How to capture a full page in Edge

1. Open the page and scroll to the bottom once so images further down have loaded.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + S (Cmd + Shift + S on a Mac). You can also right-click the page and choose Screenshot, or open the Settings and more menu (the three dots) and choose Screenshot.
3. Click Capture full page.
4. In the preview, use the pen to draw on the image if you need to.
5. Click Save to put the image in your downloads folder, or Copy to paste it into an email or document.

Capture area and other options

• Capture area: drag over part of the page, then copy it or open it in the preview to mark it up.
• Edge DevTools: because Edge is built on the same engine as Chrome, the Chrome method also works. Press F12, then Ctrl + Shift + P (Cmd + Shift + P on a Mac), type screenshot and choose Capture full size screenshot. Our Chrome guide explains the other DevTools options.
• Print to PDF: Ctrl + P, then Save as PDF, keeps the text selectable but uses the print layout.

Limits of the Edge screenshot

For a quick look, none of this matters. It does when you share a page with personal details on it, need a tidy PDF for records, or capture web apps rather than simple pages.

• The editor is basic. You can draw and erase, but there is no crop, no text box, no arrows and no blur for private details.
• Pages that scroll inside a panel, such as web mail and many web apps, may only capture the visible part.
• Sticky headers, cookie banners and chat buttons can end up across the middle of the image.
• There is no PDF export of the captured image, and very long pages can be cut short.
• On computers managed by an organisation, the tool can be turned off by policy.

Edge screenshot extensions

When you need to crop, annotate or blur before sharing, an extension does more than the built-in tool. Edge has its own Microsoft Edge Add-ons store, and it can also install extensions from the Chrome Web Store once you allow extensions from other stores in Edge's extension settings. Many well-known screenshot extensions are available either way. As with any extension, check the permissions it asks for.

NeoReader Full Page Screenshot is available for Edge, Chrome and Firefox. It is free, needs no account and adds no watermark.

Take a full page screenshot in Edge with NeoReader

1. Add NeoReader Full Page Screenshot to Edge.
2. Open the page and click the extension icon, or use its keyboard shortcut.
3. Choose Full page, visible area or select area. The extension scrolls and stitches the page and shows sticky headers once instead of repeating them.
4. Crop, draw arrows and shapes, add text and emoji, or blur email addresses, names and account numbers with a pixel blur that cannot be undone.
5. Save as PNG, JPG or PDF, or copy it. Screenshots are not stored.

Tips for a clean Edge capture

• Close cookie banners and pop-ups first.
• Use Immersive Reader (F9) for a clean view of an article before you capture.
• Resize the window to the width you want. A narrow window gives the phone or tablet layout.
• For long pages you plan to share or print, PDF with page breaks is easier to read than one tall image.
• Scroll slowly through the page before capturing so lazy-loaded images and sections are in place.
• Check the image at full size before sending. Tall screenshots look blurry in small previews even when they are sharp.