Please add "Read Aloud" function to new emails being written.

Anonymous
2024-03-14T19:56:09+00:00

"New Outlook" does not have the read aloud function when you are composing/writing emails (the feature is only available to read emails you have already received or sent). This is a huge miss and a disservice to Microsoft's customers, especially those with disabilities. Numerous folks are complaining about the lack of the read aloud feature in this thread Microsoft Read Aloud for New Outlook - Microsoft Community. Can Microsoft please respond and provide a timeline for when the Read Aloud function will be available when users are composing/drafting emails? Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-12T21:07:09+00:00

    Comming back to this request, it has been since March 2024 that someone requested to please put back the read aloud option when creating an email. Microsoft is a trillion dollar company and you still can not get this added back on. This function helps so many people with disabilities while writing over come those challenges. Please bring it back as soon as possible!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-16T18:07:00+00:00

    Thank you for looking into this function and I hope it can added to the New Outlook.

    As some one with dyslexia, all I need is to listen to emails to make it easier to read through emails and as I proof read to be able to listen and catch missed or flipped words. Simply Read Aloud is all that I need and I am sure that I am not the only person who benefits from this function.

    With that said I appreciate that there is Immersive Reader because I am sure there are many people who can benefit from it too but it is too intense for my needs. There are extra steps to get to it, where with the old Outlook Read Aloud is on the top of the composition page. The default settings in Immersive Reader are unreadable for me (fonts are too large and too much spacing for what I need), and because I can't figure out how to change the default settings to something that is more easily readable, its so burdensome to have to change the settings for every email. With extra time and effort, I don't want to use it.

    Outside of the basic functions for composing, reading, sending and organizing emails, Read Aloud is elemental to my use and ease of using the old Outlook. Without Read Aloud, the New Outlook is a frustrating experience and I will be returning to the old Outlook.

    Happy to try New Outlook again if simple access to the Read Aloud function is there.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-25T18:50:13+00:00

    Thanks Nate, I'll give that a try.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-25T18:40:40+00:00

    Please bring back this feature in Microsoft Outlook 365.

    Temporary solution I am currently using. You can use the Magnifier application in windows to read text.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-24T15:25:10+00:00

    I am sitting here at a loss for words!

    How are we living in a digital age when Microsoft still hasn't added this function back? It is very disappointing, especially for those who rely on this tool. They should really consider resolving this.

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