Attach file to mail merge outlook
To attach a file to a mail merge in Outlook, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Mail Merge Wizard
- Open your Outlook email and click on the "Mail Merge" button in the "Home" tab of the ribbon.
- Select the "Attach file" option from the "Mail Merge" window.
- Browse to the location of the file you want to attach and select it.
- Click "OK" to attach the file to the mail merge.
- Continue with the mail merge process as usual.
Method 2: Using the "Insert File" option
- Open your Outlook email and click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "File" button in the "Insert" group.
- Browse to the location of the file you want to attach and select it.
- Click "Insert" to attach the file to the email.
- You can then use the "Mail Merge" feature to send the email to multiple recipients.
Method 3: Using VBA Macro
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Open the Visual Basic Editor in Outlook by pressing "Alt + F11" or by navigating to "Developer" tab in the ribbon and clicking on "Visual Basic".
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In the Visual Basic Editor, create a new module by clicking on "Insert" > "Module".
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Paste the following code into the module:
Sub AttachFileToMailMerge() Dim olApp As New Outlook.Application Dim olMail As Outlook.MailItem Dim olAttach As Outlook.Attachment Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0) olMail.To = "[email protected]" olMail.Subject = "Test Email" olMail.Body = "This is a test email." Set olAttach = olMail.Attachments.Add("C:\Path\To\File.txt") olAttach.PropertyAccessor.SetProperty "http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x3712001F", "File.txt" olMail.Send End Sub
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Replace "C:\Path\To\File.txt" with the actual path and file name of the file you want to attach.
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Run the macro by clicking on the "Run" button or by pressing "F5".
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The file will be attached to the email and sent to the recipient.
Note: Make sure to adjust the code to match your specific requirements and Outlook version.