Reading long messages on a screen is tiring, and for people with dyslexia or a different native language it can be hard. With Immersive Reader, Teams reads a message aloud and shows it in a calm, focused view.
Have a message read aloud
- Hover over a message in a chat or channel.
- Select More options (...) > More actions > Immersive reader.
- Select the play button at the bottom. Teams reads the message aloud and highlights each word.
Useful settings
- Voice settings: choose a faster or slower speed and a male or female voice.
- Text preferences: larger text, more spacing between words and a different background color.
- Grammar options: split words into syllables.
- Reading preferences: focus on one line and translate the text into another language.
In other apps too
In Word and OneNote you find Immersive Reader under View > Immersive Reader. In Edge, open a web page in reading view with F9 and choose Read aloud. Also see live translated captions in Teams.
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