Merge branch 't4878'. Fixes #4878

source/NVDAObjects/window/excel.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import collections
 import oleacc
 import ui
+import speech
 from tableUtils import HeaderCellInfo, HeaderCellTracker
 import config
 import textInfos
@@ -987,6 +988,22 @@ def callback(result):
 					self.excelCellObject.addComment(d.Value)
 		gui.runScriptModalDialog(d, callback)
 
+	def reportFocus(self):
+		# #4878: Excel specific code for speaking format changes on the focused object.
+		info=self.makeTextInfo(textInfos.POSITION_FIRST)
+		info.expand(textInfos.UNIT_CHARACTER)
+		formatField=textInfos.FormatField()
+		formatConfig=config.conf['documentFormatting']
+		for field in info.getTextWithFields(formatConfig):
+			if isinstance(field,textInfos.FieldCommand) and isinstance(field.field,textInfos.FormatField):
+				formatField.update(field.field)
+		if not hasattr(self.parent,'_formatFieldSpeechCache'):
+			self.parent._formatFieldSpeechCache={}
+		text=speech.getFormatFieldSpeech(formatField,attrsCache=self.parent._formatFieldSpeechCache,formatConfig=formatConfig) if formatField else None
+		if text:
+			speech.speakText(text)
+		super(ExcelCell,self).reportFocus()
+
 	__gestures = {
 		"kb:NVDA+shift+c": "setColumnHeader",
 		"kb:NVDA+shift+r": "setRowHeader",

user_docs/en/changes.t2t

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 == New Features ==
 - NVDA now appears in the Ease of Access Center in Windows 8 and later. (#308)
+- When moving around cells in Excel, formatting changes are now automatically reported if the appropriate options are turned on in NVDA's Document Formatting Settings dialog. (#4878)
 
 
 == Bug Fixes ==