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saxena_mk
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Dec 25, 2022

Stop Speaking cell option not working

Hi,   Suddenly my excel started speaking cells and I am unable to stop by using all options like 1. Enabling Stop Speaking Option and clicking it 2. Reinstall Office  3. Took Office assistant he...
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HansVogelaar
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Dec 25, 2022

saxena_mk 

You can do the following:

  • 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.

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Madtaffy
Copper Contributor
Mar 08, 2023
Excellent. I have been fighting with this for far too long. Shame Microsoft cant fix their product though.

Thanks for this

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