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How do I disable sounds?
Greetings, I do not want any sounds from Excel. How do I turn them all off?
I am having the same issue. If I enter "1234" in cell, I receive the voice sound "1234". I have tried the recommendations on this thread (e.g. turned off "provide feedback with sound", proofing, accessibility,) but it won't turn off. Other suggestions?
That is the "Speak Cells" feature.
Option 1:
- Click the drop-down button on the right hand side of the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT).
- Select 'More Commands...'
- Select 'Commands Not in the Ribbon' from the 'Choose commands from' drop-down.
- Scroll down the list of commands until you see the 'Stop Speaking' command.
- Select it, then click 'Add >>'.
- If you wish, you can also add the 'Speak Cells...' command if you want to turn it on again later.
- Click OK.
- You now have one or two new buttons on the QAT: on to turn Speak Cells off, and perhaps also one to turn it on.
Option 2:
- Press Alt+F11 to activate the Visual Basic Editor.
- Press Ctrl+G to activate the Immediate window.
- Type or copy/paste the following line into the Immediate window:
Application.Speech.SpeakCellOnEnter = False- With the insertion point anywhere in that line, press Enter.
- Close the Visual Basic Editor.
- Speak on Enter should now be disabled.
