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How to Use Immersive Reader in Microsoft Edge
Learn to make the best out of the new Immersive Reader tool
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Updated onAugust 20, 2024
updated onAugust 20, 2024
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Immersive Reader is a very helpfultoolfor web reading. It has a lot of functions that include evengrammaraids like highlighting parts of speech with different colors or separating syllables.
In our guide today, we will teach you how to use the Microsoft Edge Immersive Reader to its full potential.
How can I use the Immersive Reader in Microsoft Edge?
1. Enter Reader Mode
You can access the Immersive Reader in Microsoft Edge if you click on the address bar and then on the specific icon from the right, or by pressing theF9key.
You will see a horizontal drop-down menu with 4 options, as shown in the picture above.
2. Use Immersive Reader’s read aloud tool
There are multiple reasons to listen to a document, such as proofreading, multitasking, or increased comprehension and learning. In Microsoft Edge’s Immersive Reader, you can do just that using the read aloud tool.
The read aloud tool allows you to listen to the vocal version of a web page, according to your preferences. You can modify its voice options, such as the reading speed, to your liking.
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Launch Microsoft Edge on your device.
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Go to the web page that you want to listen to.
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Click on the Immersive Reader button next to the address bar or press theF9key.
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Select theread aloudtool from the toolbar.
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The reading will start immediately.
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If you’re not happy with the voice or reading speed you can also click on theVoiceoption from the top right and change them to your liking.
You will notice that the read words are highlighted so that you know where you are at all times.
- When you want to stop listening to the web page, simply click on thePausebutton or close the tool.
3. Change text preferences in Immersive Reader
The second option,Text preference, allows you to change the text size, the spacing between the words, and the page theme. The most interesting one is the page theme-changing option.
Just click on them and see how the background changes so you can relax your eyes while you’re reading.
4. Use the Grammar Tools
If you click on theGrammartoolsbutton, you will see the options of separating syllables, highlighting the different parts of speech, and even labeling them.
They are toggled off by default but we turned them all on for you to see what the result would be. This is a greattoolfor school kids, or for anybody who is trying to learn Englishgrammar, of course.
5. Translate a text using Immersive Reading
Probably, the most generally usefulfeatureof Immersive Reader is the option to translate thetexton the screen into any language.
Right now, The Immersive Readertoolis available only if you downloaded theMicrosoft Edge 84 Dev and Canary builds. However, you can play with all thefeatureson the Microsoft Learning Tools page.
Chrome users can install theRead and Writeif you want these and more features.
Let us know in the comments section below if you successfully used your Immersive Reader and whether you have any questions about it.
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
