Microsoft KB Archive/288984

= XL2002: Cannot Use Speech to Format Font Color =

Article ID: 288984

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q288984



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you attempt to format a font color with a voice command, the color palette appears, but you cannot select a specific color with a voice command.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because colors cannot be accessed from within color palettes by Voice Command mode in Microsoft Office 2002. You can use a voice command to access the color palettes through regular dialog box items such as Font Color, but you cannot then select a color from the palette because the color palette is not a list.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) Say the directional commands &quot;up&quot;, &quot;down&quot;, &quot;right&quot; and &quot;left&quot; to navigate to the color that you want to select.
 * 2) Say &quot;enter&quot; to select the color.



MORE INFORMATION
To turn on Voice Command mode, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Speech, and then click Speech Recognition.
 * 2) On the Language bar, click Voice Command.

Additional query words: prb XL2002

Keywords: kbprb KB288984

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