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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 13, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
If you are using a multimedia computer (you know—the type that has more bells and whistles than your home stereo system), then you can configure Excel so it make noises. Granted, every version of Excel makes an obnoxious ding whenever you press the wrong key or try to do something it doesn't like, but now you can expand the auditory experience to an even wider array of obnoxious noises. To set up Excel to use audible feedback, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Ease of Access options of the Excel Options dialog box.
You have now enabled the use of sounds. If you want to change which sounds Excel uses, then do your tweaking in the Sounds applet of the Control Panel. (This is within Windows, not in Excel itself.)
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2022-05-15 11:59:44
J. Woolley
My Excel Toolbox includes the ToggleFeedbackSound macro to enable or disable feedback with sound. Here is an abbreviated version:
Sub ToggleFeedbackSound()
With Application
.EnableSound = (Not .EnableSound)
End With
End Sub
See https://sites.google.com/view/MyExcelToolbox
2018-09-30 14:31:04
John Mann
In my copy of Excel 2010 running in Windows 10, I found the option where Allan had described - that's after staring with great attention to the image shown in the original tip. I may experiment with this for the fun of it, but will probably leave it turned off for serious use
2018-09-29 14:13:43
Allan Poe
Note there is no "Provide Feedback with Sound" check box shown in the Excel Options>Advanced>General list.
2018-09-29 10:52:35
Morris Manning
Thank You, Alex.
2018-09-29 06:22:24
Alex B
@Allen Wyatt
The menu path supplied above is incorrect and the Provide Feedback with sound does not appear in the screen shot provided in the tip.
(The instructions apply to Excel 2010 and the Screenshot is from either 2016 or 365)
The correct menu path in my Excel 365 is Excel Options > EASE OF ACCESS > Feedback Options Section - Provide feedback with sound.
(see Figure 1 below)
Figure 1. Excel 365 Options Screenshot
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
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