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From: JP Jamous
Date: Jun 7, 2017 3:32PM

The screen reader does not report anything when the macro is run. It might speak a few things depending on how the macro is written such as cell content.

It is important to test all macros while a screen reader is running to ensure no conflicts occur. For example, if the macro is selecting various cells with text content in them, JAWS may speak the text. As the macro runs so quickly and JAWS is trying to keep up, JAWS could crash or cause Excel to crash as well.

There is no correct answer if that's what you are looking for. I always test any macros which JAWS and NVDA running to ensure no conflicts occur.