Office Desk

• Authors: Joseph Lee and contributors
• Download stable version
• NVDA compatibility: 2023.1 and later

IMPORTANT: Office Desk add-on is end of life as of September 1, 2025.

This add-on provides improved support for Microsoft Office applications.

The following Office (sometimes called Microsoft 365) applications are supported:

• Word

Notes:

• This add-on requires Windows 10 or later and is optimized for Office 2016 and later, including Microsoft 365 subscription versions.

General

• In backstage view, NVDA will announce search count when search results appear.

Word

• NVDA will no longer announce formatting changes such as bold and italic onoff multiple times.
• In Envelopes dialog, NVDA will announce edit field labels.

Version 24.04

• NVDA 2023.1 or later is required.

Version 23.02

• NVDA 2022.4 or later is required.
• Windows 10 21H2 (November 2021 Update/build 19044) or later is required.

Version 23.01

• NVDA 2022.3 or later is required.

Version 22.12

• Search suggestion sounds are heard once again in NVDA alpha snapshots.

Version 22.10

• Initial release.