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How to create a macro that allows to automatically send a specific sheet in excel workbook as email?
Hello everyone,
Could you please help me with the steps to create a macro that allows to automatically send a specific sheet in excel workbook as email.
You can create a macro in Excel to automatically send a specific sheet as an email attachment. Here are the steps to create such a macro:
Step 1: Open Excel and Enable Developer Tab
If you don't already have the Developer tab visible in your Excel ribbon, you need to enable it. Here's how:
- Go to "File" > "Options."
- In the Excel Options window, select "Customize Ribbon."
- In the right-hand column ("Main Tabs"), check the box next to "Developer."
- Click "OK" to enable the Developer tab.
Step 2: Open the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Editor
- Click on the "Developer" tab in the Excel ribbon.
- Click on the "Visual Basic" button to open the VBA Editor.
Step 3: Create a New Macro
- In the VBA Editor, right-click on "VBAProject (Your Workbook Name)" in the Project Explorer on the left side.
- Select "Insert" > "Module" to insert a new module.
Step 4: Write the Macro Code
You can use the following example VBA code as a starting point and customize it to fit your specific needs. This code will send the active sheet as an email attachment using Outlook. Make sure you have Outlook configured and running on your computer.
vba code:
Sub EmailActiveSheet() Dim OutApp As Object Dim OutMail As Object Dim wb As Workbook Dim ws As Worksheet ' Set the workbook and worksheet you want to send Set wb = ThisWorkbook ' The current workbook Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("SheetName") ' Replace "SheetName" with your sheet's name ' Create a new Outlook instance Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0) ' 0 represents a mail item ' Compose the email With OutMail .To = "email address removed for privacy reasons" ' Replace with the recipient's email address .Subject = "Your Subject Here" ' Replace with your email subject .Body = "Hello, please find the attached sheet." ' Replace with your email body .Attachments.Add wb.FullName ' Attach the entire workbook ' .Attachments.Add ws.UsedRange.Address ' Attach only the used range of the worksheet .Send ' Uncomment this line to send the email immediately End With ' Clean up Set OutMail = Nothing Set OutApp = Nothing End Sub
Step 5: Customize the Macro Code
- Replace "SheetName" with the name of the sheet you want to send.
- Replace "email address removed for privacy reasons" with the recipient's email address.
- Customize the email subject and body as needed.
- Decide whether you want to send the entire workbook or just a specific range from the worksheet (uncomment the appropriate line).
- You can choose to send the email immediately by removing the comment from the .Send line.
Step 6: Run the Macro
Close the VBA Editor, return to your Excel workbook, and run the macro:
- Press "Alt" + "F8" to open the "Macro" dialog.
- Select the "EmailActiveSheet" macro and click "Run."
The macro will send the specified sheet as an email attachment using Outlook.
Please note that this example uses Outlook for sending emails. If you are using a different email client or have specific email server settings, you may need to modify the code accordingly.
The text, the code and steps were edited with the help of AI.
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- NikolinoDEGold Contributor
You can create a macro in Excel to automatically send a specific sheet as an email attachment. Here are the steps to create such a macro:
Step 1: Open Excel and Enable Developer Tab
If you don't already have the Developer tab visible in your Excel ribbon, you need to enable it. Here's how:
- Go to "File" > "Options."
- In the Excel Options window, select "Customize Ribbon."
- In the right-hand column ("Main Tabs"), check the box next to "Developer."
- Click "OK" to enable the Developer tab.
Step 2: Open the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Editor
- Click on the "Developer" tab in the Excel ribbon.
- Click on the "Visual Basic" button to open the VBA Editor.
Step 3: Create a New Macro
- In the VBA Editor, right-click on "VBAProject (Your Workbook Name)" in the Project Explorer on the left side.
- Select "Insert" > "Module" to insert a new module.
Step 4: Write the Macro Code
You can use the following example VBA code as a starting point and customize it to fit your specific needs. This code will send the active sheet as an email attachment using Outlook. Make sure you have Outlook configured and running on your computer.
vba code:
Sub EmailActiveSheet() Dim OutApp As Object Dim OutMail As Object Dim wb As Workbook Dim ws As Worksheet ' Set the workbook and worksheet you want to send Set wb = ThisWorkbook ' The current workbook Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("SheetName") ' Replace "SheetName" with your sheet's name ' Create a new Outlook instance Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0) ' 0 represents a mail item ' Compose the email With OutMail .To = "email address removed for privacy reasons" ' Replace with the recipient's email address .Subject = "Your Subject Here" ' Replace with your email subject .Body = "Hello, please find the attached sheet." ' Replace with your email body .Attachments.Add wb.FullName ' Attach the entire workbook ' .Attachments.Add ws.UsedRange.Address ' Attach only the used range of the worksheet .Send ' Uncomment this line to send the email immediately End With ' Clean up Set OutMail = Nothing Set OutApp = Nothing End Sub
Step 5: Customize the Macro Code
- Replace "SheetName" with the name of the sheet you want to send.
- Replace "email address removed for privacy reasons" with the recipient's email address.
- Customize the email subject and body as needed.
- Decide whether you want to send the entire workbook or just a specific range from the worksheet (uncomment the appropriate line).
- You can choose to send the email immediately by removing the comment from the .Send line.
Step 6: Run the Macro
Close the VBA Editor, return to your Excel workbook, and run the macro:
- Press "Alt" + "F8" to open the "Macro" dialog.
- Select the "EmailActiveSheet" macro and click "Run."
The macro will send the specified sheet as an email attachment using Outlook.
Please note that this example uses Outlook for sending emails. If you are using a different email client or have specific email server settings, you may need to modify the code accordingly.
The text, the code and steps were edited with the help of AI.
Add. Info: Mail more then one sheet
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- VinayKumar_BCopper Contributor
Thank you nikolinoDE, it worked.
But, I'm unable to save the above mentioned steps as macro. please guide me with the steps to save as macro, so that it will reflect in each workbook.
- NikolinoDEGold Contributor
(in the upper link you will find more informations)
I am glad to hear that it worked for you! If you want to save the macro so that it is available in all workbooks, you can do so by saving it in your Excel Personal Macro Workbook. Here are the steps:
- Open Your Personal Macro Workbook:
- Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
- In the Project Explorer window (usually on the left), you should see "VBAProject (Personal.xlsb)" or a similar name.
- If you do not see it, you can create it by going to "File" > "New" > "Personal Macro Workbook."
- First, you need to open your Personal Macro Workbook if it is not already open. The Personal Macro Workbook is a hidden workbook that automatically loads when Excel starts.
- To open it, you can either: a. Record a dummy macro by going to the "Developer" tab, clicking "Record Macro," and choosing to save it in "Personal Macro Workbook." b. Manually open your Personal Macro Workbook:
- Save Your Macro in the Personal Macro Workbook:
- In the VBA editor, find the Personal Macro Workbook project.
- Right-click on it and select "Insert" > "Module" to insert a new module.
- Copy and paste your macro code into this module.
- Save and Close the Personal Macro Workbook:
- Close the Personal Macro Workbook and save any changes when prompted.
- Test the Macro in Any Workbook:
- Now, your macro will be available in all Excel workbooks.
- You can test it by opening any workbook, pressing Alt + F8 to open the "Macro" dialog box, and running the macro you just added to the Personal Macro Workbook.
The macro will be available for use in any workbook you open in Excel. You can add other macros to the Personal Macro Workbook in the same way, making them easily accessible across all your Excel files.
- Open Your Personal Macro Workbook:
- M_Allgor983Copper ContributorI tried this and everything looks good, but, I'm getting a "File name or directory name is not valid" error. When i click the debug it is highlighting the " .Attachments.Add ws.UsedRange.Address " which tells me that is where my problem is. I don't understand why it doesn't work, the address is good. Can you help me?
- M_Allgor983Copper ContributorI also commented out the worksheet line and ran it with the entire workbook and that worked, but I want to send just one particular worksheet, not the entire workbook. Thanks.
- NikolinoDEGold ContributorIf you see these characters ' in the VBA code I sent, it means that it is a comment or prompt for the user and has no impact on the flow of the code.
- sri20695Copper Contributor
Creating an Excel macro to send emails requires using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). The example below shows a simple VBA code to send 150 emails with a custom subject. Please note that to use this code, you need to have Outlook installed, and you may need to adjust security settings to allow programmatic access.
1. Open Excel and press `ALT + F11` to open the VBA editor.
2. Insert a new module by right-clicking on "VBAProject (Your Workbook Name)" > `Insert` > `Module`.
3. Copy and paste the following code into the module:
```vba
Sub SendCustomEmails()
Dim OutlookApp As Object
Dim OutlookMail As Object
Dim i As Integer
Dim EmailSubject As String
Dim EmailBody As String
' Set up Outlook
Set OutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
' Loop to send 150 emails
For i = 1 To 150
' Customize subject and body for each email
EmailSubject = "Custom Subject " & i
EmailBody = "Hello, this is the body of email " & i
' Create a new mail item
Set OutlookMail = OutlookApp.CreateItem(0)
' Set email properties
With OutlookMail
.Subject = EmailSubject
.Body = EmailBody
' Add recipient email address
.To = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
' Uncomment the line below if you want to send carbon copies (CC)
'.CC = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
' Uncomment the line below if you want to send blind carbon copies (BCC)
'.BCC = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
' Uncomment and customize the line below if you want to attach files
'.Attachments.Add "C:\Path\To\Your\File.txt"
' Uncomment the line below to display the email before sending (for testing)
'.Display
' Uncomment the line below to send the email without displaying
'.Send
End With
' Release the mail item object
Set OutlookMail = Nothing
Next i
' Release the Outlook application object
Set OutlookApp = Nothing
End Sub
```
4. Customize the email subject, body, and recipient email address.
5. Uncomment lines as needed (e.g., for attaching files or displaying the email before sending).
6. Run the macro by pressing `F5` or choosing `Run` > `Run Sub/UserForm` from the menu.
Remember to thoroughly test the code with a small number of emails first, especially if sending emails automatically can have significant consequences.
- sri20695Copper Contributor
Certainly! Below is an example VBA code for Excel that reads email addresses, names, companies, and custom subjects from specific columns and sends 150 emails using Outlook.
https://1drv.ms/i/s!Asyl-Lql_WUNiS_JaLcIQwnCCQJ8
```vba
Sub SendCustomEmails()
Dim OutlookApp As ObjectDim OutlookMail As Object
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim i As Long
' Set up Outlook
Set OutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
' Set the worksheet containing the email data (adjust the sheet name)
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1") ' Change "Sheet1" to your actual sheet name
' Find the last row with data in column A
LastRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
' Loop to send emails
For i = 2 To WorksheetFunction.Min(LastRow, 151) ' Assuming data starts from row 2
' Read data from columns
Dim EmailAddress As String
Dim Name As String
Dim Company As String
Dim Subject As String
EmailAddress = ws.Cells(i, 1).Value ' Assuming email address is in column A
Name = ws.Cells(i, 2).Value ' Assuming name is in column B
Company = ws.Cells(i, 3).Value ' Assuming company is in column C
Subject = ws.Cells(i, 4).Value ' Assuming custom subject is in column D
' Create a new mail item
Set OutlookMail = OutlookApp.CreateItem(0)
' Set email properties
With OutlookMail
.Subject = Subject
.Body = "Hello " & Name & "," & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "This is a custom email for " & Company & "."
.To = EmailAddress
' Uncomment the line below if you want to send carbon copies (CC)
'.CC = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
' Uncomment the line below if you want to send blind carbon copies (BCC)
'.BCC = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
' Uncomment and customize the line below if you want to attach files
'.Attachments.Add "C:\Path\To\Your\File.txt"
' Uncomment the line below to display the email before sending (for testing)
'.Display
' Uncomment the line below to send the email without displaying
'.Send
End With
' Release the mail item object
Set OutlookMail = Nothing
Next i
' Release the Outlook application object
Set OutlookApp = Nothing
End Sub
```
Make sure to adjust the sheet name and column references according to your actual data structure in Excel. Also, test the code with a small number of emails before running it for the entire dataset. - berschesCopper Contributor
VinayKumar_B is there a way to send specific data from the sheet instead of the entire sheet?
Similar to mail merge but an automatic email instead?
- VinayKumar_BCopper Contributor
bersches Not sure.
- mobryanCopper Contributor
VinayKumar_B how can I send an excel sheet to a specific email address entered in the spreadsheet?