How to Find Edge’s special features

Multiple user profiles

You can create and switch between user profiles. Each records its own passwords, payment information, and addresses for use in forms. To do this, click the profile icon to the right of Edge’s search bar.

Check the active profile

With several Edge windows, before you browse somewhere in one of them, open that menu to check the window is using the profile you expect. Pick Microsoft Edge > Preferences to manage your user profiles in detail.

Locate settings easily

Edge’s preferences are searchable. Type “sync”, say, into the bar above the categories. To the right you’ll then see a consolidated view of all pages where that term appears, making it simpler to locate things than in Safari’s prefs.

Read pages aloud

Edge has its own screen reader dedicated to reading web pages. Go to Tools > Read Aloud > Turn On to have it start speaking. A bar containing shortcuts to the same menu’s options will appear beneath Edge’s toolbar.

Stream media to a TV

Got a TV/add–on that supports Google’s Chromecast tech? Some online media can be sent from Edge to it. Click the toolbar’s cast button and pick a destination. Or, wait a second and click “i” for info about receivers.

Set site permissions

In Microsoft Edge > Preferences, click Site Permissions. Note the extra control Edge gives. Review all items — you might want to allow Clipboard access at iCloud.com or docs. google.com, for example, but not elsewhere.

Voice options

Don’t like the default voice? Click Voice Options (top right) to alter its speed or choose another. As well as Microsoft’s four options, you can pick from those installed for macOS’s reader (System Prefs > Accessibility > Speech).

Turn websites into apps!

Some sites can be turned into apps with their own Dock icon and dedicated window. Try it out: go to youtube.com, click “…” (at the top right) and pick Apps > Install App. A folder containing all apps you’ve created will open.