Did you know with Immersive Reader in Outlook you can turn any message into a dyslexia-friendly view that reads it aloud and even translates it on the fly? It’s perfect for listening to long emails while you’re busy with something else.
Read an email with Immersive Reader in new Outlook
- Open the email you want to view.
- Click the three-dot “More Actions” menu (…) at the top of the message
- Choose Show in Immersive Reader (or go to View -> Immersive Reader).
- Use the toolbar that appears to adjust line spacing, pick a theme, or hit the Read Aloud button to have Outlook read the text to you.
To read an email with Immersive Reader in classic Outlook
- Open the email you want to view.
- Click Immersive in the Ribbon at the top of the message
- Choose Read Aloud
- OR for more options choose Immersive Reader
- With the email open in Immersive Reader, use the toolbar that appears in the Ribbon to adjust text spacing, line focus, page colour, column width, add syllable breaks. You can select Read Aloud from here too.
How to Translate an email
- Open the email you want to view.
- Click the three-dot “More Actions” menu (…) at the top of the message
- Translate Options are accessed from the Ribbon
Why Immersive Reader in Outlook helps
It lets you speed read or listen to lengthy emails without leaving Outlook, and the dyslexia-friendly layout makes reading easier for everyone.
Give it a try next time you have a long thread to catch up on!
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