Wrong text read when searching in Word's browse mode

[CyrilleB79]

Issue

• Open a Word document or an Outlook message containing at least 2 lines
• Ensure to be in browse mode, or activate it with NVDA+space if not already in browse mode
• Search for a word on the first line

Actual behaviour

The word is found and selected, but the line below is read

Expected result

The found word should be read.
Or maybe, if it was done on purpose, the whole line containing the searched word should be read.

Versions

• NVDA 2025.3.2
• Windows 11 23H2 (AMD64) build 22631.6199
• Microsoft® Word LTSC MSO (16.0.14334.20402) 64 bits

[marlon-sousa]

Hello, as far as I can remember, I didn’t offer support for NVDA 2025. But, maybe, one of the collaborators has it so. Can you confirm whether this has been used through legacy mode or whether native support already exists?Obrigado,MarlonEm 10 de dez. de 2025, à(s) 12:09, Cyrille Bougot ***@***.***> escreveu:CyrilleB79 created an issue (marlon-sousa/EnhancedFindDialog#46) Issue Open a Word document or an Outlook message containing at least 2 lines Ensure to be in browse mode, or activate it with NVDA+space if not already in browse mode Search for a word on the first line Actual behaviour The word is found and selected, but the line below is read Expected result The found word should be read. Or maybe, if it was done on purpose, the whole line containing the searched word should be read. Versions NVDA 2025.3.2 Windows 11 23H2 (AMD64) build 22631.6199 Microsoft® Word LTSC MSO (16.0.14334.20402) 64 bits —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[marlon-sousa]

If you take a look at the Remi file, this add-on changes, the behavior to read the line of the selected word, because you are already looking for the word, so it makes no sense to say the word, but rather it does make sense to say the context. This is the behavior in web, and it should also be in word. If it is not, then I will fix that for 2026, unless someone submits a request first, specially if 2025 is not supported.Obrigado,MarlonEm 10 de dez. de 2025, à(s) 15:19, ***@***.*** escreveu:Hello, as far as I can remember, I didn’t offer support for NVDA 2025. But, maybe, one of the collaborators has it so. Can you confirm whether this has been used through legacy mode or whether native support already exists?Obrigado,MarlonEm 10 de dez. de 2025, à(s) 12:09, Cyrille Bougot ***@***.***> escreveu:CyrilleB79 created an issue (marlon-sousa/EnhancedFindDialog#46) Issue Open a Word document or an Outlook message containing at least 2 lines Ensure to be in browse mode, or activate it with NVDA+space if not already in browse mode Search for a word on the first line Actual behaviour The word is found and selected, but the line below is read Expected result The found word should be read. Or maybe, if it was done on purpose, the whole line containing the searched word should be read. Versions NVDA 2025.3.2 Windows 11 23H2 (AMD64) build 22631.6199 Microsoft® Word LTSC MSO (16.0.14334.20402) 64 bits —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[CyrilleB79]

Thanks for answering. Here are more information; I have written this issue a bit quickly...

• The issue occurs both with Word/Outlook UIA and legacy modes
• I am using Office 2016 16.0.19127.20302, but earlier, the issue was also occurring with 2021 LTSC.
• I have actually forced compatibility for NVDA 2025.x and the add-on seems to work correctly. Though, to be sure, I have tested with an older version: 2023.3, and the issue is the same.

By the way, why haven't you provided a 2025.x compatible version?

Also regarding the whole line being read rather than the word, no problem, that makes sense. But of course, the line with the found word should be read, not the one below...

Thanks.

[marlon-sousa]

Because I had almost no spare time this year.Obrigado,MarlonEm 10 de dez. de 2025, à(s) 18:19, Cyrille Bougot ***@***.***> escreveu:CyrilleB79 left a comment (marlon-sousa/EnhancedFindDialog#46) Thanks for answering. Here are more information; I have written this issue a bit quickly... The issue occurs both with Word/Outlook UIA and legacy modes I am using Office 2016 16.0.19127.20302, but earlier, the issue was also occurring with 2021 LTSC. I have actually forced compatibility for NVDA 2025.x and the add-on seems to work correctly. Though, to be sure, I have tested with an older version: 2023.3, and the issue is the same. By the way, why haven't you provided a 2025.x compatible version? Also regarding the whole line being read rather than the word, no problem, that makes sense. But of course, the line with the found word should be read, not the one below... Thanks. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>