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I'm using the Read Aloud feature, and the "female" voice changed its tone when it hit this one paragraph. I don't think there's anything special about the text, but the voice changed to sound emotionally elated. Why is it doing this, when I never hear it use emotion anywhere else?
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Why has the voice of the woman who reads my text in Microsoft Word changed and become so bad, and how can I get it back to how it was before?
See https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/ive-been-unable-to-switch-the-read-aloud-function/a2acd6e5-a88f-4903-a930-39abd2ef657e for links to some other feedback. Feel free to vote (and maybe vent a little).
I noticed a change in the voice. When I looked at the "Set proofing language", I noticed that one paragraph was set to English (United States) where others were set to English (Canada).
If you are creating content that will be read aloud, ensure your "Set proofing language" is the same throughout your document.
This happens every year… I always get run in circles… microsoft needs to respectfully call me with rechoosing the voice in read aloud.
I noticed a change in the voice. When I looked at the "Set proofing language", I noticed that one paragraph was set to English (United States) where others were set to English (Canada).
If you are creating content that will be read aloud, ensure your "Set proofing language" is the same throughout your document.
Hello Engine,
I like the read aloud feature with word. Will there be more natural sounding voices added in the future or are there more ready for download.
Thank you for your time.
Jesse