Link to issue number:

Fixes #12530

Summary of the issue:

With UIA enabled for MS Excel, NVDA redundantly announces selected for every selected cell in Excel when it receives focus

Description of how this pull request fixes the issue:

In at least some versions of Excel, the selection pattern reports 0 selected items, even though the focused UIA element reports as selected. NVDA only silences the positive SELECTED state when one item is selected. Therefore, by discarding both the SELECTED and SELECTABLE states, we eliminate the redundant selection announcement.

Testing strategy:

Tested str from #12530

Known issues with pull request:

None known

Change log entries:

Bug fixes

• When using UI Automation to access Microsoft Excel spreadsheet controls, NVDA no longer redundantly announces when a single cell is selected. (Recognize Windows 10 build 19043 as Version 21H1 (May 2021 Update) #12259

Code Review Checklist:

• Pull Request description is up to date.
• Unit tests.
• System (end to end) tests.
• Manual testing.
• API is compatible with existing addons.
• User Documentation.
• Change log entry.
• Context sensitive help for GUI changes.
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers