Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Word and type some text
2. Press control+alt+m to add a comment
3. Type something, then press control+enter to add it
4. Press escape to return to the text.
5. Locate the comment, and press NVDA+alt+c to read the comment.
6. Press NVDA+spacebar to put NVDA in browse mode
7. Press NVDA+f7 to open the elements list
8. Press alt+a to jump to annotations and read the annotation for the comment.

Actual behavior:

Using both NVDA+alt+c and the elements list, NVDA reads the user who added the comment and the time the comment was added:

Comment: Comment thread started by Quentin Christensen by Quentin Christensen on 08 June 2023, 9:58 AM

But the actual text of the comment is not read.

Expected behavior:

NVDA should first read the text of the comment, and then read any associated info such as who left the comment and when.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

NVDA version:

NVDA 2023.1 installed

Windows version:

Windows 11 (64-bit) Version: 22H2, Build: 22621.1778

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Office 365 (64-bit) Version: 16.0.16327.20248

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?