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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?
Version
You have Microsoft Outlook Version 1.2023.1018.300 (Production).Client Version is 20231020006.20 .
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Agreed - I would really like the old option of reading aloud in draft mode. It worked perfectly before.
Dear Microsoft,
I feel you decision to remove the read aloud function had impacted by disability and I would highly recommend that this function is reinstated in its full capacity as was in the previous version.
Turning this accessibility function should not take delay as it hinders our ability and is not considered as a inclusive platform.
Regards
Bally Purewal
This should not be such a hard fix. MS should just add the “Read Aloud” function in all their applications. It is an accessibility concern.
Tried to use "New" (2024) Outlook for about a week. This is a showstopper for me as well. TTS really needs to be standard feature accessible in all MS applications.
There is no Read Aloud function in the mail composition window. Immersive reader is entirely unhelpful if you are trying to utilize Read Aloud while composing new emails.