How to enable Read Aloud feature in Outlook and fix it if not working

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What 'Read Aloud' feature in Role applications similar Outlook does, is fairly easy to understand. It reads back to text, that'southward it! Officially, this feature is a role of Windows' TTS 'text-to-speech' adequacy and is benign for people suffering from hearing or visual disability. How is it configured, used and activated when not working in Outlook? We'll see all that in this mail service.

Configure Read Aloud feature in Outlook

When you're looking at mail or reading information technology either in the main Outlook window or an individual message, the Read Aloud button can be seen towards the far correct of the Home tab under the ribbon card.

Select the File tab and then from Backstage View, select the Options category. The Outlook Options dialog box appears displaying various options.

Select the 'Ease Of Access' category from the left. In that location, under the 'Ease Of Admission' category, locate 'Applications Brandish Options' and under its heading, activate 'Evidence Read Aloud' feature by checking the box marked against information technology.

When washed, press the OK button to return to Outlook.

Now, open a Message that you would like to be Read Aloud. Position the cursor to a place from where you would like Outlook to get-go Reading Aloud. Then, striking the Read Aloud button.

Using Read-Aloud Command Player settings, you tin can set the speed of the Speech communication. Other commands visible nether the 'Control Playeer' include-

Previous
Play
Next
Shut.

Outlook Read Aloud feature is not working

If you find Outlook Read Aloud characteristic isn't working equally desired then, effort isolating the consequence past launching Outlook in condom style. This helps in finding add together-ins that might disharmonize with the feature. Follow these steps.

Find the shortcut icon of Outlook. Press and concord the CTRL key and click the application shortcut to launch Outlook in Safety Mode. If prompted with a message, click 'Yes'.

Next, choose File > Options. Select Add together-ins from the left sidebar carte and hit the 'Go' button side by side to Manage: COM Add together-ins option.

Clear the checkbox against add together-ins, if seen. This will temporarily disable them.

Now, shut the Outlook app and relaunch it. Check if the erroneous behavior is resolved or persists. In most cases, it is resolved.

To leave Outlook Prophylactic Mode, close Outlook and restart the application. It will start in normal style unless there'south a problem opening the application.

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