You might try changing the related setting in your registry.

-Close Excel
-In Start-Run type "Regedit.exe" (no quotes).
-Navigate to this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\E xcel\Options
-Find "SpeakOnEnter" in the right pane.
-Select this item and press Delete. Or you can double-click it and change
its value to 0.
-Close Regedit.

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Jim
"Rod Rocket" wrote in message
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| We have tried everything, but no matter what, 'Speak Cells on Enter'
| continues. I have added "Stop Speaking Cells" and tried using that. I
have
| tried adding the 'Speak Cells on Enter' tool to the Quick Access and tried
| toggling it. Nothing. Having turned it on... Nice thought... I CANNOT
| turn it off..
|
| Please, someone... I see others have had this problem since 2007, but
have
| seen no useful advice other than the standard... Click Excel 2007, Excel
| Options, All Commands.. etc. I've tried adding and removing the Speak...
| options to the Quick Access Toolbar, and deleting them. BUT my cells
| continue talking to me when I enter new data. HOW do I stop it.
| My work colleagues are laughing at me - my office door is closed - the
| bl...y thing keeps talking. Do I need to un-install and re-install
| (maybe...) Office 2007?