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I'm a heavy user of the keyboard and I've noticed this toolbar appearing from time-to-time when I'm typing a message in Outlook

Image of inline toolbar in message

  • What is it?
  • What key combo have I pressed to get it to appear?
  • Is it useful?
  • Can I turn it off?

If I press Esc, Outlook unhelpfully offers to discard the entire message for me which is not my intent here. I need to remove my fingers and mouse this one closed which I don't like or want.

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  • I don't have this version of Outlook, but it looks like the Read Aloud function Jun 17, 2019 at 16:54
  • @davidmneedham it does indeed. Do you want to write that up as an answer and I'll accept it?
    – noonand
    Jun 17, 2019 at 17:02

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This appears to be the Read Aloud function. You can disable this in the Outlook options under File | Options | Ease of Access. Uncheck Show Read Aloud to disable to the feature.

Outlook Read Aloud Settings

Source: Using the Read Aloud Feature in Outlook

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