Google has started to unfold a feature for Chrome 90, which will allow you to create a link that redirects Internet users directly to the part of the page that you have highlighted. The tech giant at the origin launched the ability as an extension last year – now that it’s officially part of Chrome itself, you don’t have to install anything extra to use it.
If you want, for example, to direct people to a part of the Wikipedia page on penguins that explains how they don’t fear humans, then all you have to do is highlight that passage, click with the button. right mouse button, then choose “Copy link to highlight.” You can then send this URL, which ends with a #, to whoever you want. When the page loads, it will take them to that part of the text instead of the top of the Wikipedia article.
The feature could be very useful for students and colleagues working together, or even anyone who likes to share random stuff with friends. It’s already started to make its way to desktop and Android devices, but you might have to wait a bit to get access to it. The feature’s rollout isn’t complete yet, and we don’t see it even after upgrading to Chrome 90. As for iOS users, Google says “Copy link to highlight” is “soon” available “for the platform.
Google has also launched a new PDF viewer for the browser, which introduces a two-page view and a new toolbar that lets you zoom, page jump, save, and print with just one click. Chrome Product Manager Kayce Hawkins talked on how the Chrome team has also reduced browser CPU usage and revealed that the tab freeze for collapsed groups is coming soon. When this feature is launched, minimized or hidden tabs will use less memory and processor.
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