How to send mail from excel automatically
There are several ways to send mail from Excel automatically, depending on your specific needs and the version of Excel you're using. Here are a few methods:
Method 1: Using VBA Macro
-
Open the Visual Basic Editor in Excel by pressing
Alt + F11
or by navigating toDeveloper
>Visual Basic
in the ribbon. -
Create a new module by clicking
Insert
>Module
in the Visual Basic Editor. -
Write a VBA script that uses the
Outlook
object library to send an email. For example:Sub SendMail() Dim olApp As Object Dim olMail As Object Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set olMail = olApp.CreateItem(0) With olMail .To = "[email protected]" .Subject = "Automated Email from Excel" .Body = "This is an automated email sent from Excel." .Send End With Set olMail = Nothing Set olApp = Nothing End Sub
-
Save the module and close the Visual Basic Editor.
-
To run the macro, go to
Developer
>Macros
in the ribbon, select theSendMail
macro, and clickRun
.
Method 2: Using Excel's Built-in Send Mail Feature
- Select the cells that contain the email addresses and other information you want to send.
- Go to
Data
>From Microsoft Excel
>Send to Mail Recipient
(or pressAlt + F8
). - In the
Send to Mail Recipient
dialog box, select the email account you want to use. - Enter the subject and body of the email.
- Click
Send
to send the email.
Method 3: Using a Third-Party Add-in
- Install a third-party add-in such as
Excel Mailer
orSend Email from Excel
. - Follow the add-in's instructions to set up and configure the add-in.
- Use the add-in's interface to send emails from Excel.
Method 4: Using a Scripting Language
- Use a scripting language such as Python or PowerShell to send emails from Excel.
- Write a script that uses the
smtplib
library to send an email. - Save the script as a file and run it from Excel using the
Run
command.
Tips and Variations
- To send emails to multiple recipients, use a loop to iterate through the list of recipients.
- To include attachments, use the
Attachments
property of theMailItem
object. - To customize the email format, use the
Format
property of theMailItem
object. - To send emails in the background, use the
Send
method with theBackground
parameter set toTrue
.