Forum Discussion
DigitalNinja1980
Jul 14, 2023Copper Contributor
Word 365 Read Aloud Natural Voices Not Available
Weird Login Error when click ReadAloudI'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 months, but it suddenly disappeared, leaving me with the awful robotic voices like David, Mark, and Zira. As a book author who heavily relies on the read aloud feature for proofreading, this is a significant issue for me.
To add to my frustration, I'm encountering a strange error message when I click on read aloud, stating that I need to log in to hear a voice, despite already being logged in. I've read numerous posts and articles on this topic, but unfortunately, I haven't found a solution anywhere.
It's frustrating to see that voices like Aria in Edge and Narrator are fantastic, but they don't appear in Word 365 Read Aloud, where I need them the most. Microsoft seems to make this basic function needlessly complex and elusive, and what is going on with the login message? I would greatly appreciate any assistance or guidance in resolving this matter. Thank you!
- riversofbeliefCopper Contributor9-22-2023, mid listening to a document I'm writing, it gave me the same need to login message the original thread author posted. I too am already logged in?!
Not sure how to resolve. - J_PearceCopper ContributorAs someone who heavily relies on this feature for proofing translations, I am feeling this frustration as well. I've reinstalled 365 multiple times now, to no avail. I hope someone will provide an answer soon.
- DigitalNinja1980Copper 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_PearceCopper ContributorGreat 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.