The document provides instructions for using the immersive reader feature in Microsoft Word 2019:
1. Open a Word document and click on the Immersive Reader icon under the View menu to launch the immersive reader interface.
2. The immersive reader toolbar appears and formats the text with smaller margins and more spacing to reduce distractions and focus on the text.
3. Various settings and display options can be adjusted within the immersive reader, such as reading speed and volume, line and page formatting, and visualizing syllables.
1. The immersive reader How-To Word 2019
1. Open a Word document
2. Click on the View option in the menu bar
3. Click on the Immersive Reader icon
Note: The Immersive Reader screen appears. An immersive reader toolbar appears and
the text appears with smaller margins and more paragraph spacing, reducing distractions
making the text the focus.
4. Click on the Read Aloud button.
Note: The Immersive Reader control bar appears.
2. 5. On the Immersive Reader, control bar, click on the Settings icon.
6. Alter the Voice and the Reading speed if required.
7. Click on the Play button.
Note: The text is read aloud and you see the words highlighted.
8. If you want to stop or pause the reading, click on the Pause
button.
9. Click on the Column Width button.
10. Choose from one of the four margin options in the drop-down menu.
Example:
3. 11. Click on the Page Color button.
Choose from the options, None, Sepia or Inverse to change the colour contrast between text and
background.
Example:
12. Click on the Line Focus button.
13. Choose either None, One, Three or Five Lines options.
Examples:
4. One Line
Three Lines
14. Click on the Text Spacing button to toggle between increasing or decreasing space
between characters, words and lines.
Example:
5. 15. Click on the Syllables button.
Note: Breaks between syllables are shown with spaces and a dot appear.
Example:
16. To close the immersive Reader, click on the Close Immersive Reader button.