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DigitalNinja1980
Jul 14, 2023Copper Contributor
Word 365 Read Aloud Natural Voices Not Available
I've spent days scouring the Internet, desperately trying to find a way to add modern natural voices to Read Aloud in Word 365 on my Windows 11. There used to be a pleasant voice available for mo...
DigitalNinja1980
Jul 15, 2023Copper Contributor
A Microsoft tech told me yesterday that developers were aware of this issue and they will have it fixed in a day or so.
J_Pearce
Jul 15, 2023Copper Contributor
Great news! Thanks so much for sharing.
I've just gone through 10,000 words of text in the last few days with the robotic voice, and it hurts my ears.
I've just gone through 10,000 words of text in the last few days with the robotic voice, and it hurts my ears.
- DigitalNinja1980Jul 19, 2023Copper ContributorMicrosoft has fixed this problem.
- gateswood1776Jan 01, 2024Copper Contributor
DigitalNinja1980 Sorry to inform you that Word Read Aloud still only has artificial voices available as of 1/1/2024.
- ewilsonwriterMar 09, 2025Copper Contributor
I am having the same issue. I cannot get the natural sounding voices. I'm going to have to find another app for this purpose.