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Text-to-speech in MS Excel

Interested in exploring text-to-speech in Microsoft Excel? Click on http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word/HA102223271033.aspx to see info on
- Using text-to-speech commands in Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Using text-to-speech commands in Excel 2003 or 2002
- Playing back worksheet data

Posted by Susanne Croasdaile on July 4, 2007 5:01 AM |

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To who ever

I am working on an Excel 2007 project using VBA macros complete with userforms. The objective of the project is to provide a training aid to learn German.
I provide the English word and or phrase, give you some time to think of the German equivalent and then display the German equivalent. As an added feature I want to have the Text to Speech (TTS) engine speak the German word or phrase.
At this point I have the TTS engine speak the German equivalent using the Excel 2007 supplied English speakers (and the supplied English phonetics). I would like to have a German speaker using German phonetics speak the German equivalents.
1) how can I change the speaker to speak the German equivalent using German phonetics.
2) can I use a purchased TTS speaker with much better voices to do the job.

John P Falcon

Posted by: John P Falcon | December 23, 2008 11:23 PM

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