Cortana for Microsoft Edge

The launch of Windows 10 saw two new additions to the operating system, the fast new web browser Microsoft Edge and the popular personal assistant Cortana receiving a promotion from the small screens of mobile devices to the larger desktop screens.

Few may know but Cortana is not just a personal assistant on the desktop, it is also designed to work straight from any webpage within Microsoft Edge. Simply select any word on a webpage, in my example I have selected the word ‘Microsoft’, right click on your mouse (tap and hold for touch screens) and select ‘Ask Cortana’. Cortana will gather all relevant and useful information about the selected word and these will be displayed on the right hand side of the browser.

As you can see in my example I am provided with a brief description of the company information from Wikipedia as well as influential people associated with the company and related searches for further information.

In my example I have gathered information about a company. This functionality can also be used for dictionary searches, synonyms and historical research.

Found something interesting but don’t have the time to explore further….. don’t worry Cortana will remind you at a later time so that you can carry on from where you left off. Simply speak naturallyto Cortana on your desktop and ask it to remind you in a few hours or days.

Enjoy using Cortana on Microsoft Edge :)

 

 

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Comments

• Anonymous
  August 18, 2015
  Good tip.