Immersive Reader - Enhancements for Reading and Concentration

Immersive Reader - Enhancements for Reading and Concentration

How to Enable Immersive Reader in Outlook Web

  1. Log in to your work email in Outlook web https://outlook.office.com

  2. Open the email you want to read in immersive reader mode.

  3. Click view, then select immersive reader

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  1. Outlook will switch the view to reader mode, where the text will be formatted clearly, distracting elements will disappear, and you can enable supportive features such as:

  • Read Aloud

  • Adjusting spacing, background colors, and font

  • Syllable division

  • Highlighting parts of speech

  • Translation

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  1. To exit the mode, click the ← icon in the upper left corner or select the button

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Use of the Immersive Reader Feature

  • Improved concentration – elimination of visual elements and focus on content.

  • Support for individuals with dyslexia and reading difficulties – ability to divide into syllables, change contrast, enlarge text.

  • Learning foreign languages – translation feature and pictorial dictionary.

  • More comfortable reading of long emails – read aloud or full-screen mode.

  • Better accessibility – assistance for visually impaired individuals through size and contrast adjustments.


Project: “PGEDU+ Platform: Development of Qualifications and Competences of Adults” co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund Plus
under the European Funds for Social Development 2021 - 2027 program
grant agreement number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0526/23-00

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