Inserting a Voice Annotation in Your Worksheet

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated January 9, 2019)

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Rather than adding notes to the cells in your worksheets, you can imbed audio files that serve as audible annotations. In order to do this, your computer must have sound capabilities (either built-in or through an added sound board) which are supported by Windows, along with a microphone. Then you can follow these steps:

  1. Position the insertion point where you want the message inserted.
  2. Choose Object from the Insert menu. You will see the Object dialog box.
  3. Make sure the Create New tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)

    4. Figure 1. The Create New tab of the Object dialog box.

  4. In the list of object types, look for a type of sound object. It may have a name such as Sound or Wave Sound. Select this option.
  5. Click on OK. The Sound Recorder (a Windows accessory) is displayed.
  6. Use the Sound Recorder to record your message.
  7. Close the Sound Recorder window.
  8. You may be asked if you want to update your workbook. If so, then click on Yes.
  9. An icon of a speaker appears in your workbook where the sound is inserted.

You can later listen to your message by simply double-clicking on the speaker icon.

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With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. ...

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What is one more than 6?

2019-10-07 17:08:34

J.masoudi

Hi Allen.
I need help. In an excel sheet, I want to scroll down in a row or column as I am saying "next" or any other voice command and the cell value be speeched by excel; noting that cell values are not written in english. (We can say each cell can contain a voice depending on the cell value. For example when the selected cell is A2 which contains 344, vice file A be played and when i said next, the cell A3 be selected and if it contains 540, vice file B be played.)

Thanks.
Masoudi.j

2019-08-30 11:59:23

vikram

Hi Allan,

AM using mack book air, and excel from the office 365 suite.

I want to record my audio / video via excel is that possible ?

2019-05-15 18:03:52

Michael Moore

I don't see any objects like this in my list (Excel 16). Do I need to add a reference library? If so, which one?

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