Text Predictions feature is coming on Outlook to help user typing emails faster

In May 2020, Microsoft officially provided a text prediction function on the web version of Outlook, which uses machine learning technology to provide users with suggestions.

According to Microsoft’s instructions, users who use this feature will automatically help you provide text predictions and suggestions, which can greatly increase email writing time and work efficiency.

Now Microsoft has issued a notice to corporate administrators that the text prediction feature will arrive in the desktop and mobile versions of Outlook in January and February 2021, respectively.

With the help of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, the Text Predictions function can intelligently judge the content that the user wants to reply, and then automatically fill in the predicted content.

If the user feels that the predicted content is OK, press the TAB key or the right arrow to confirm. If the user continues to input the content, the predicted content will disappear automatically. On the Android and iOS versions, you can confirm the prediction content by swiping to the right.

Microsoft said that this feature can not only improve user productivity and save time but also reduce word or grammatical errors and avoid the embarrassment caused by such errors.

However, this feature currently only supports English and does not support other languages, and Microsoft has not disclosed a clear timetable for supporting other languages.

If you use English every day, you can enable this feature. Go to Settings, view all Outlook settings, mail, compose and reply, text prediction.

You can use this function after enabling the text prediction function. On the web version of Outlook, go to the settings at the top of the page and then turn on the text prediction according to the above path.

“We will begin rolling this out in early January and expect it to be complete by late February 2021,” Microsoft said in a statement posted to the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal.

Via: windowslatest