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Updated onSeptember 27, 2024

updated onSeptember 27, 2024

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A few months ago, Microsoftintroduceda new feature called “Copilot Vision” to allow users to “search for anything on the screen”including Windows Desktopto get answers from Copilot. The feature is getting an upgrade in terms of name and functionality.

Microsoft has been experimenting with different brand names for the feature, which enables users to search for information by drawing a circle around an object or selecting a region on their screen. The latest iteration of this feature is called “Edge Lens,” a rebranding of Copilot Vision.

While theCircle to Copilotfeature has not yet been officially announced, it is still in testing. Microsoft has renamed the related appearance settings from Circle to Copilot to Copilot Vision. The former allows users to draw a circle around an object to ask Copilot, while the latter enables users to use a shortcut to select any content on their screen to submit to Copilot.

In the latest Canary update, Microsoft rebranded Copilot Vision as Edge Lens, similar tomuch improved Google Lens in Chrome.which recentlygot Transate screen feature.Edge Lens allows users to search for anything on their screen using the same“Alt+Shift+X” shortcut that can be configured in Appearance Settings.

By not explicitly mentioning the Circle to Search feature in Edge Lens settings, Microsoft is likely attempting to draw attention to the new feature itself.

How to enable and use Microsoft’s Edge Lens Search

When you use the Edge Lens shortcut for the first time, a message appears at the top of the screen prompting you to “select an area or text to search.” Once you select a region, Edge Lens will display search results in a sidebar. You can also copy the selected region and view Bing Image search results, as well as extract text from the image.

With future updates, we can expect Edge Lens to become even more powerful and competitive with Google Lens.

What do you say about Microsoft’s Edge Lens feature? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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