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tamari rozales 0 Reputation points
2025-12-04T12:16:34.44+00:00

can not find hebrew for tect tpo speach/ try down loenloading hebrew not work

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  1. Liora D 15,290 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-12-04T15:09:58.49+00:00

    Dear tamari rozales,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A. 

    Thank you for reaching out. I understand you’re trying to use Text-to-Speech (TTS) in Word with Hebrew, but you cannot find the Hebrew voice and downloading it didn’t work. This usually happens because Office relies on Windows TTS voices, and the Hebrew language pack must be installed with the speech component.

    Here’s how you can fix this step by step:

    1. Install Hebrew Language Pack with Text-to-Speech

    Go to Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region.
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    Click Add a language, search for Hebrew, and install it.
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    During installation, make sure you select Speech or Text-to-Speech as an optional feature.

    Wait for the download and installation to complete.
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    2. Enable Hebrew in Speech Settings

    Go to Settings > Time & Language > Speech.

    Under Speech language, select Hebrew.

    In the Voices section, choose a Hebrew voice (e.g., Hila or Avri) and adjust speed if needed.

    3. Add the Speak Command in Word

    Open Word.

    Go to File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar.

    From the dropdown, select Commands Not in the Ribbon.

    Find Speak, click Add, then OK.
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    Highlight Hebrew text in your document and click Speak on the Quick Access Toolbar.

    4. Restart Office

    After installing the language and enabling TTS, restart Word to apply changes.

    5. Verify Installation

    Go back to Settings > Time & Language > Speech and confirm Hebrew voices are listed.

    If voices are missing, click Manage voices > Add voices, then select Hebrew.

    I hope this information helps point you in the right direction. If you run into any issues while trying the steps, or if something still doesn’t feel quite right, please don’t hesitate to reach out again. I’ll do my best to support you however I can.  

    Looking forward to hearing back from you with any updates or additional details. 

    Warm regards, 

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  2. AI answer

    2025-12-04T12:16:48.6766667+00:00

    To use Hebrew for text-to-speech in Microsoft products, you can refer to the supported languages for the Speech service. Hebrew (Israel) is supported with the locale tag he-IL, and there are specific voices available for it, such as he-IL-HilaNeural (Female) and he-IL-AvriNeural (Male). If you're having trouble downloading or using Hebrew text-to-speech, ensure that you have the correct locale set and that your application supports these voices.

    If you continue to experience issues, consider checking your application settings or reinstalling the relevant language packs.

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