http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/archive/tags/Nathan+Carlson/default.aspxTags: Nathan Carlsonen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/archive/2008/02/01/out-loud-for-outlook-speech-recognition-synthesis.aspxSat, 02 Feb 2008 00:34:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7378999VSTO Team1http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/comments/7378999.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7378999<P>Nathan Carlson developed a creative solution for Outlook 2007 using Visual Studio 2008 (codename Orcas).&nbsp; The Out Loud for Outlook project started as a dogfood testing project last summer.&nbsp; For those of you unfamiliar with the dogfood testing practice at Microsoft, it's a term for testing our own products in real-world solutions while they are still in beta so we can personally experience any problems or bugs.&nbsp; The dogfood tests helped us find and fix dozens of bugs. <P>Out Loud for Outlook allows you to create a new Outlook rule that reads your designated email out loud when it triggers.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can also use voice commands with a good microphone to open and navigate through your emails. <P>Nathan recently updated the solution to run on the release version of Visual Studio 2008.&nbsp; The <A href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OutLoudForOutlook" mce_href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OutLoudForOutlook">Out Loud for Outlook source code</A> is available for download on the new <A href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OutLoudForOutlook" mce_href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OutLoudForOutlook">Code Gallery</A> site.&nbsp; <P>The sample demonstrates: <UL> <LI>Basics of developing an Outlook 2007 Add-in. <LI>Consuming Outlook events. <LI>Accessing e-mails. <LI>Creating a Custom Action for Outlook rules. <LI>Using Speech Synthesis. <LI>Using Speech Recognition. </LI></UL><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7378999" width="1" height="1">Outlook 2007Nathan Carlson