{"id":8815,"date":"2017-02-06T08:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8815"},"modified":"2017-02-06T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:23:35","slug":"enable-caret-browsing-in-microsoft-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/enable-caret-browsing-in-microsoft-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Using F7 or Regedit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caret browsing is a useful feature in Microsoft Edge, which allows you to copy a block of text from a web page using the keyboard, not the mouse. Just place your cursor anywhere on a body of text, then use the arrow keys to move the cursor to select the text you want to copy. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 methods to enable \/ disable caret browsing in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/use-caret-browsing.png\" alt=\"use-caret-browsing\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8817\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<strong>Always use caret browsing<\/strong>&#8221; option seems to be gone from the Settings menu in Microsoft Edge. So you have to turn on\/off caret browsing using the F7 shortcut or registry editor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Enable \/ Disable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Using F7 Shortcut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open Microsoft Edge and browse to a web page where you&#8217;d like to select text, press F7 key on your keyboard. This will bring up a confirmation window, asking you if you want to turn caret browsing on. Select <strong>Yes<\/strong> to turn it on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/turn-on-caret-browsing.png\" alt=\"turn-on-caret-browsing\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8818\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to be prompted the next time you press F7, just check the option &#8220;<strong>Don&#8217;t ask me again when I press F7<\/strong>&#8220;. When you want to turn off caret browsing, just hit F7 again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/turn-off-caret-browsing.png\" alt=\"turn-off-caret-browsing\" width=\"598\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8819\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Enable \/ Disable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Using Regedit<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows Key + R keys simultaneously, then type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in Run dialog box and press Enter.<\/li>\n<li>\nWhen the Registry Editor window opens, navigate to the following key:<br \/>\n<code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\AppContainer\\Storage\\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\MicrosoftEdge\\CaretBrowsing<\/code>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nIn the right pane, double-click the DWORD <strong>EnableOnStartup<\/strong> to modify. Set its value data to 1 if you want to enable caret browsing, or turn off caret browsing by resetting it to 0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/enable-caret-browsing-in-edge.png\" alt=\"enable-caret-browsing-in-edge\" width=\"581\" height=\"317\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8820\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWhen it&#8217;s done, close Registry Editor and relaunch Microsoft Edge to see results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to use Registry Editor to make the registry changes above, just download one of these .reg files (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/windows-10\/enable-caret-browsing-in-edge.reg\">enable-caret-browsing-in-edge.reg<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/windows-10\/disable-caret-browsing-in-edge.reg\">disable-caret-browsing-in-edge.reg<\/a>). After downloading, double-click the .reg file and apply the registry settings to your system.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caret browsing is a useful feature in Microsoft Edge, which allows you to copy a block of text from a web page using the keyboard, not the mouse. Just place your cursor anywhere on a body of text, then use the arrow keys to move the cursor to select the text you want to copy. 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