Article ID: 292467
Article Last Modified on 5/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q292467
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Text To Speech tool in Microsoft Excel to read aloud the content of cells, the contents of one of the cells may be unexpectedly changed to include cell references and additional text.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you use the Speech Recognition Dictation tool while you use the Text To Speech tool. Specifically, both the dictated text and the cell references from the selected cells are added to one of the selected cells when both of these tools are running simultaneously.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, turn off the microphone when you use the Text To Speech tool.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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