Microsoft Read Aloud for New Outlook

Anonymous
2023-11-02T20:08:09+00:00

I'm not seeing the "Read Aloud" option on the "New" version of Outlook. It's not under accessibility settings like the "old" Outlook. Seems like this feature was overlooked.

The instructions via support for "old" Outlook are here:

Anyone know if this is available in "New" Outlook?

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You have Microsoft Outlook Version 1.2023.1018.300 (Production).Client Version is 20231020006.20 .

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-13T19:55:38+00:00

    Where is the Read Aloud option in the new outlook? It was in the Old version. The Immerse Reading option is awful. I can't use it while composing an email.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-02T14:01:47+00:00

    I completely agree. The read-aloud function is incredibly helpful for people like me to catch errors and mistakes in our drafted emails. While I'm not concerned about reading emails others send me, I definitely want to ensure my own writing is accurate and professional. The read-aloud function was fantastic for catching typos, grammatical errors, and even improper language usage.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-02T09:44:49+00:00

    Has there been any movement on this? I like "new" Outlook and would love to be able to use it fully. Without this feature that's not possible for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T20:11:46+00:00

    ABSOLUTELY agree. The read-aloud function is essential to help catch errors and mistakes while "drafting a new email". I'm not concerned about reading emails others send my way; I definitely need to ensure my own emails are accurate and professional. The read-aloud function was fantastic for catching typos, grammatical errors, and even improper language usage that are often missed with spell check.
    Offering to save my email to drafts and then read it with immersive reader tab is a waste of valuable time.

    Reverted back to old outlook. I cant work like this. sorry

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T09:56:36+00:00

    I rely heavily on the Read Aloud function. Excluding the function from New Outlook means I often write emails in Word, so I can use Word's Read Aloud function. I then copy paste the text into New Outlook. Obviously this is a backward step.

    When will Read Aloud be available in New Outlook please?

    Thank you.

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