Speech object (Excel)

Contains methods and properties that pertain to speech.

Remarks

Use the Speech property of the Application object to return a Speech object.

Example

After a Speech object is returned, you can use the Speak method of the Speech object to play back the contents of a string. In the following example, Microsoft Excel plays back "Hello". This example assumes that speech features have been installed on the host system.

Note

There is a speech feature in the setup tree that pertains to Dictation and Command & Control that does not have to be installed.

Sub UseSpeech() 
 
 Application.Speech.Speak "Hello" 
 
End Sub()

Methods

• Speak

Properties

• Direction
• SpeakCellOnEnter

See also

• Excel Object Model Reference

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