How to attach screenshot to mail using vba
To attach a screenshot to an email using VBA, you can use the following steps:
Step 1: Create a new email object
In your VBA code, create a new instance of the Outlook.Application
object and a new MailItem
object:
Dim olApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim olMail As MailItem
Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0) ' 0 = olMailItem
Step 2: Take a screenshot
Use the TakePicture
method of the Excel.Application
object to take a screenshot of the current worksheet:
Dim screenshot As Variant
screenshot = Excel.Application.TakePicture
Step 3: Convert the screenshot to a byte array
Convert the screenshot to a byte array using the GetPicture
method:
Dim screenshotBytes As Variant
screenshotBytes = screenshot.GetPicture
Step 4: Attach the screenshot to the email
Use the Attachments.Add
method to attach the screenshot to the email:
olMail.Attachments.Add "Screenshot", screenshotBytes, "screenshot.png"
Step 5: Set the email properties
Set the email subject, body, and other properties as needed:
olMail.Subject = "Screenshot attached"
olMail.Body = "This is a screenshot of the current worksheet."
Step 6: Send the email
Use the Send
method to send the email:
olMail.Send
Here's the complete code:
Sub AttachScreenshotToEmail()
Dim olApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim olMail As MailItem
Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0) ' 0 = olMailItem
Dim screenshot As Variant
screenshot = Excel.Application.TakePicture
Dim screenshotBytes As Variant
screenshotBytes = screenshot.GetPicture
olMail.Attachments.Add "Screenshot", screenshotBytes, "screenshot.png"
olMail.Subject = "Screenshot attached"
olMail.Body = "This is a screenshot of the current worksheet."
olMail.Send
End Sub
Note: Make sure to adjust the code to fit your specific needs, such as changing the email subject and body, or attaching the screenshot to a specific worksheet or range.