(I did not even have to exit out of Microsoft Word for the voice to start working. One is 'use audio description for video' and the other is 'change text to speech settings'Ħ.) CLICK ON 'change text to speech settings' (it might have a little microphone emoji beside it)ħ.) After clicking on it, a 'Speech properties' window should pop up.Ĩ.) There is a drop down list with the 3 voice options to choose from:ĩ.) Once you have selected a voice option, there is a slider bar to change the speed of the voice.ġ0.) Press the Apply button after you are finished selecting the voice and speed you want.ġ1.) Press OK, and exit the 'speech properties' window.ġ2.) The voice you chose should work for Microsoft Word 2016 now. My computer is windows 10 (it would probably be the exact same process on Windows 8 too.)ġ.) Press the windows button on your PC to navigate back to the start screen.ģ.) You will most likely have options of apps to install pop up underneath, but ignore it and just hit enter/search.Ĥ.) It will show results for 'tts.' IGNORE all the websites, app suggestions, and pictures that may pop up.ĥ.) Look at the left of your screen, and you should have 2 things listed (or I did). With my computer, though. I hope it works for everyone on this post that has not fixed it yet or for new people looking since help on this issue is scarce. Select a color next to Color for word highlights. Under Highlighting, you can: Turn on Highlight each word as it is spoken. Under 'Text-to-Speech,' turn on Select-to-speak. Following their exact directions did not work In the 'Accessibility' section, select Manage accessibility features. It’s possible in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

My response is very similar to Harsha's (who does work for Microsoft, so I knew they had to be on the right track). Microsoft Office can read aloud, talk or speak the text of documents to you. I kept messing around with a few different suggestions I saw, and I finally figured it out. I was changing 'narrator' which was all wrong. In the navigation pane on the left, click 'Speech.' Advertisement 4. I know this was forever ago, but I was having the same issue. Click the 'Start' button and then click 'Settings,' designated by a gear icon.

Word text to speech settings