May be the old standalone office sounds is blocking the new included office sounds from working in office 365. Give Microsoft support a phone call to make sure of the correct steps to take to resolve this issue. I am sure the answer is simple. Because you do see the Ease of Access options in word 2016, you should be getting the office sounds. So, give them a call for help with this issue. Smiles.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 9:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] getting office sounds for office 365 Hi Jim, Unfortunately, these Microsoft instructions aren't working for me as right as it should. I have both 32 and 64-bit Office versions on different machines, and both were running the old Office Sounds add-in which users had to download and install manually. While in 32-bit the update worked fine when it rolled to me, it is not the case on 64-bit, where sounds simply stopped working. Although I now have the Ease of Access options category on 64-bit and the Provide Feedback with Sound option which previously was in Advanced, the sounds simply don't work, and there's no combobox to choose a sound scheme. Office sound events in Windows Sounds Control Panel applet still remain, but they don't produce any sound. Should I remove the add-in and run an Office online repair, or do you think there's a better alternative to test first? Thanks in advance! 2017-08-17 14:35 GMT-03:00 Jim Flusche <[email protected]>: > This getting office sounds for office 365, is simply fantastic and > very easy to do. > Now all subscribers to office 365 will eventually get the update for > office sounds as the update rolls out to all office 365 subscribers. > *Tip, How to turn the office sounds on in office 365. > 1. Open word 2016. > 2. Press ALT+F, followed by pressing the letter T, opens word options. > 3. Down arrow and highlight Ease of Access. > 4. Tab to, Provide feedback with sound checkbox, press the Spacebar to > check. > 5. Tab again to, Provide feedback with animation check box not > checked, if you have some site, you may still leave this checked I believe. > 6. Tab to the OK button, press Enter. > 7. You will now have office sounds for Word, Outlook, Excel and other > Microsoft products. > Read the Microsoft article below for more information about sounds for > office 365. > > Getting started with Office Sounds > This article region > Applies To: Excel 2016Word 2016Outlook 2016PowerPoint 2016 This > article region end article Sound effects can enhance your productivity > in Microsoft Office by providing audio cues. For example, a sound cue > might notify you when options on the screen change. Or, a sound can > confirm that an action (such as send a mail, delete something, or > paste content) actually completed. > > Important: New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office > 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To > learn how you could get new features faster, visit When do I get the > newest features in Office 2016 for Office 365?. > > Turn sound effects on or off > > Important: When you select or clear the Provide feedback with sound > check box, the setting affects all Microsoft Office programs that > support this option. > > > list of 3 items > 1. In the File menu, select Options. > > 2. On the Ease of Access tab, under Feedback Options, select or clear > the Provide feedback with sound checkbox. > > 3. If you wish, you can use the original Office sound effects by > selecting the Classic theme from the Sound Theme drop-down. > list end > > Turn sound effects on or off with the keyboard list of 3 items 1. > ?Navigate to the File menu, then select Options. You can use the > access keys Alt, then F, T. > > 2. ?Once in the Options window, use the arrow keys to highlight Ease > of Access. > > 3. ?Press Tab to move to the Provide feedback with sound checkbox, > then press Enter to select or clear the checkbox, which turns the > sounds on or off, respectively. > list end. > > Your humble Pinhead! > Owner of the Windows 10 and Jaws group! > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
