How to do excel to autotrigger mail
You want to automate sending emails from Excel to trigger specific actions or notifications. There are a few ways to achieve this:
Method 1: Using Excel's built-in features
- Create a new worksheet or use an existing one.
- Enter the email addresses, subject, and body of the email in separate columns.
- Use the
Mail
function in Excel to send the email. For example:=MAIL("[email protected]", "Subject", "Body")
- Use the
IF
function to trigger the email based on a condition. For example:=IF(A1>10, MAIL("[email protected]", "Subject", "Body"), "")
This will send an email to the recipient when the value in cell A1 is greater than 10.
Method 2: Using VBA Macro
-
Open the Visual Basic Editor in Excel by pressing
Alt + F11
or navigating toDeveloper
>Visual Basic
. -
Create a new module by clicking
Insert
>Module
. -
Write a VBA script to send the email using the
Outlook
object library. For example:Sub SendEmail() Dim olApp As Object Dim olMail As Object Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0) With olMail .To = "[email protected]" .Subject = "Subject" .Body = "Body" .Send End With Set olMail = Nothing Set olApp = Nothing End Sub
-
Use the
Worksheet_Change
event to trigger the email when a specific cell changes. For example:Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then SendEmail End If End Sub
This will send an email when the value in cell A1 changes.
Method 3: Using Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)
- Create a new flow in Power Automate by clicking
Create from blank
and selectingExcel
as the trigger. - Choose the Excel file and worksheet you want to monitor.
- Set up the trigger to run when a specific cell changes or a condition is met.
- Add an
Office 365 Outlook
action to send the email. - Configure the email settings, such as the recipient, subject, and body.
- Save and test the flow.
These are just a few examples of how you can automate sending emails from Excel. The method you choose will depend on your specific requirements and the complexity of your email automation needs.