Add outlook signature to mail merge

To add an Outlook signature to a mail merge, you'll need to use a combination of VBA scripting and the Outlook Object Model. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this:

Prerequisites:

1. You have Outlook 2010 or later installed.
2. You have a mail merge template set up in Microsoft Word.
3. You have a signature set up in Outlook.

Step 1: Create a new module in Outlook VBA

1. Open Outlook and go to the Developer tab (if you don't see the Developer tab, go to File > Options > Customize Ribbon and check the box next to "Developer").
2. Click on the "Visual Basic" button in the Developer tab.
3. In the Visual Basic Editor, click on "Insert" > "Module" to create a new module.

Step 2: Write the VBA code

1. In the new module, paste the following code:

   Sub AddOutlookSignatureToMailMerge()
    Dim olApp As New Outlook.Application
    Dim olMail As MailItem
    Dim wdDoc As Document
    Dim wdSelection As Selection
   
    ' Set the mail merge template
    Set wdDoc = ActiveDocument
   
    ' Set the mail merge data source
    wdDoc.MailMerge.OpenDataSource "C:\Path\To\Your\Data\Source"
   
    ' Set the mail merge fields
    wdDoc.MailMerge.OpenRecordset
   
    ' Create a new Outlook mail item
    Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0)
   
    ' Set the mail item's body to the mail merge document
    olMail.Body = wdDoc.Content.Text
   
    ' Add the Outlook signature
    olMail.HTMLBody = olMail.HTMLBody & olApp.CreateItem(0).GetInspector.WordEditor.Content.Text
   
    ' Send the mail item
    olMail.Send
   
    ' Clean up
    Set olMail = Nothing
    Set olApp = Nothing
    Set wdDoc = Nothing
    Set wdSelection = Nothing
   End Sub

   Step 3: Modify the code to suit your needs

2. Update the C:\Path\To\Your\Data\Source path to match the location of your data source.

3. Update the wdDoc.MailMerge.OpenRecordset line to match the name of your mail merge data source.

4. Update the olApp.CreateItem(0).GetInspector.WordEditor.Content.Text line to match the location of your Outlook signature.

Step 4: Run the VBA code

1. Go back to the Outlook VBA Editor and click on the "Run" button (or press F5) to run the code.
2. The code will create a new Outlook mail item, add the mail merge document to the body, and then add the Outlook signature to the end of the body.
3. The mail item will be sent automatically.

Tips and Variations:

• You can modify the code to use a different data source or mail merge template.
• You can add additional logic to the code to handle errors or exceptions.
• You can use this code as a starting point to create a more complex mail merge process.
• You can also use this code to add an Outlook signature to a mail merge document in Word, without sending the mail item. Simply modify the code to use the wdDoc.Content.Text property instead of olMail.HTMLBody.