Windows 10: How do you change the Read Aloud voice in Microsoft Word?

I want to change the Read Aloud voice in Microsoft Word. The dropdown box only shows Male and Female. I want to use Microsoft David. I do have it set under Time & Language -> Speech.The answer provided here does not work: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-to-change-voice-in-read-aloud/5acee707-b95d-4f36-b851-50afd9ff39f1

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New natural-sounding voices come to Read Aloud in Word and Outlook

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Where are Read Aloud voices for Micorsoft Word?

Hello @EdB,

I noticed that you have NOT had ANY replies, so I thought that I would try and help. If nothing else, it might generate other answers for you.

I would certainly start by re-installing the Voice Packs, just in case there was a problem when they were previously downloaded.

I did a bit of investigating for you and found these which might help . . .

> Voices for Immersive Reader, Read Mode, and Read Aloud - Support.Microsoft
> Read Aloud Issues in Office365 MS Word - Answers.Microsoft - Microsoft Agent / Moderator
> Read Aloud Stopped Working - Answers.Microsoft - Microsoft Agent / Moderator

I hope this helps.

 

Where are Read Aloud voices for Micorsoft Word?

I'm trying to use Read Aloud in Word and can only get access to "male" and "female" voices on my Asus laptop, These are horrible and I want to use others like Msft David, Msft Zira. They are installed on the computer, and I can access them from LibreOffice but not Word. (Huh?)

OTOH, on my Dell desktop, the voices appear in Word as expected. The settings are the same on the two computers, the only difference is the ASUS has Win10 pro and the desktop Win10 Home.

Any idea what's going on? Do I need to delete the voice packs and reinstall? Reinstall Windows on the ASUS?

Thanks for any help,
Ed B


ASUS laptop, Windows 10 Pro up to date, Office 365 Personal, new install.
Dell desktop, Windows 10 Home up to date, Office 365 Personal, new install.