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- Microsoft Edge can now summarize your open tabs.
- The feature uses Copilot to analyze the details across all tabs.
- You can use this to research hotels, restaurants, products and more.
Microsoft Edge has long been able to summarize the information on your current web page thanks to Copilot AI. I’ve used this option a number of times to get the gist of a long article or other page. But now Edge has refined that skill to take it to an even more useful level.
If spotted by PC Worlda relatively new Copilot mode can analyze all your open tabs at the same time. Open two or more tabs and tell Edge to summarize the information in all tabs. In return, the browser displays a summary that summarizes the details in one fell swoop.
For example, you can open different tabs with individual reviews of a restaurant or hotel or a product you are considering purchasing. Instead of going through each page individually, Edge collects all the information and presents it to you in a more digestible format. I’ve tried this a few times when trying to compare reviews of different items, and it was a real time saver.
How does this work? Here’s how I use it.
First you need to enable the necessary Copilot settings in Edge. To do this, I clicked the ellipse icon at the top right and selected Settings. On the Settings screen, I selected AI Innovations. Initially the Copilot settings didn’t appear, so I had to click the button for Explore Copilot Mode.
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In the resulting tab, I turned on the switch for Enable Copilot mode. I then went through the tutorial to learn what Copilot mode can do for me. Once done, I returned to the Settings screen.
Then I opened a new tab and then closed the tabs I had previously opened. Then I went to a web page with something I needed to investigate. In this case, my wife and I are traveling to Birmingham, UK in a few months, so I was looking for reviews of restaurants in the area. Using Bing, I searched for restaurants in Birmingham, UK. Then I right-clicked on some of the resulting links and opened them all in a new tab.
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In response, Edge compared and summarized the information. The summary showed me the top restaurants recommended in each review, as well as the restaurants that appeared in all reviews. Now I can surprise my wife (shhh, don’t tell her) by taking her to a top restaurant when we reach Birmingham.
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I have also used this option to compare and contrast articles and other pages and found it to be a useful research tool. The next time you need summaries for a whole bunch of web pages, consider Copilot mode in Edge.
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