Add, Change, or Delete Sounds Used with Button and Menu Commands

You can choose to receive sound feedback from your programs or you can choose to turn off this option. Changing this setting will affect all of your Microsoft Office programs. You can also adjust options for sound and visual alerts through the Windows operating system.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the menu bar: Select Tools. Select Options.	On the menu bar: Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T. Select Options by pressing O.
2	In the Options dialog box: Select the Other tab.	In the Options dialog box: Select the Other tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
3	On the Other tab, under General: Select Advanced Options.	On the Other tab, under General: Select the Advanced Options button by pressing ALT+O.
4	In the Advanced Options dialog box: Select or clear the Provide feedback with sound check box. Note: Changing this setting will change all of your Microsoft Office programs.	In the Advanced Options dialog box: Select or clear the Provide feedback with sound check box by pressing ALT+P. Note: Changing this setting will change all of your Microsoft Office programs.
5	Press OK twice.	Press ENTER twice.

This option is changed in the Windows Control Panel Settings for Sounds and Multimedia. For more information on changing sound options, see the Accessibility Tutorials for your operating system.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Windows Start menu: Point to Settings. Select Control Panel.	Open the Windows Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key). Move to Settings by pressing S. Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2	In Control Panel: In Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and Microsoft Windows Me: Select the Sounds and Multimedia icon. In Microsoft Windows 98: Select the Sounds icon.	In Control Panel: In Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and Microsoft Windows Me: Move to the Sounds and Multimedia icon by pressing the arrow keys. In Microsoft Windows 98: Move to the Sounds icon by pressing the arrow keys. Press ENTER.
3	In the Sounds and Multimedia Properties dialog box: Select the Sound Event you want from the list. Select the Name of a sound you want from the list. Press OK.	In the Sounds and Multimedia Properties dialog box: Move to the Sound Events list by pressing ALT+S. Select the event you want by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys. Move to the Name box by pressing ALT+N. Open the Names list by pressing ALT+ the DOWN ARROW key. Select the sound you want by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys. Press ENTER.
4	To close Control Panel: On the File menu, select Close.	To close Control Panel: Press ALT+F, C.
5	Press OK twice.	Press ENTER twice.