Turn Sounds On or Off for Buttons, Menus, and Other Screen Elements

The Provide feedback with sound option adds sounds to certain actions or events throughout Word and Office. For example, Word plays a sound when an alert appears or when a process is completed. To change the sound that is associated with an event, open the Sounds and Multimedia folder in the Windows Control Panel.

Note: To hear most sounds on your computer, you must have a sound card installed.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

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.

In the Options dialog box:

Select the General tab.

In the Options dialog box:

Select the General tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the General tab, in the General options area:

Turn on (or turn off) the Provide feedback with sound option by selecting or clearing its check box.
Select OK.

On the General tab, in the General options area:

Turn on (or turn off) the Provide feedback with sound option by pressing ALT+S.
Press ENTER.

Options dialog box: General tab