Voice search possible?

**HomerDimpson** · 07-11-2022, 02:24 AM

Lets say you have a lot of data in an excel spreadsheet. Is there a way to use search function via voice / speaking to land on the data you want. Essentially, how siri operates where you ask it a question, and it gives you an answer on screen with the data. i.e. what time is it in hong kong? => it says time and shows the time on screen.

Can anything like above be replicated in excel? Once you have a complete database of all the information you want, can it parse thru your data and brings up relevant data on screen, whether that is a picture or relevant excel cells that connects to your relevant command. If you have multiple spreadsheets of information would it all need to be combined or could you easily flip thru sheets? Been trying to google and search forums for similar requests, any direction appreciated. Thanks.

**FDibbins** · 07-11-2022, 01:39 PM

You can dictate to excel for data entry (never used it, but it apparently can be done), but not for what you want, I dont believe.

**BadlySpelledBuoy** · 07-11-2022, 03:20 PM

If Excel could do that we'd all know about it already, and I would spend my working days reclined in a chair barking orders at Excel so it does all my work for me, rather than spending 10hrs hunched over a keyboard tapping away

Truth of the matter is, Excel just doesn't have that level of "intelligence" and I doubt it ever will.

BSB