How to send email if a certain cell is modified in Excel?

This article is talking about sending email through Outlook if any cell in a certain range is modified in Excel.

Send email if cell in a certain range is modified with VBA code

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Send email if cell in a certain range is modified with VBA code

If you need to create a new email automatically with active workbook attached when cells in range A2:E11 are modified in a certain worksheet, the following VBA code can help you.

1. In the worksheet which you need to send email based on its modified cell in a certain range, right-click the sheet tab and then click the View Code from the context menu. See screenshot:

2. In the popping up Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste below VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Send email if cell in a specified range is modified in Excel

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'Updated by Extendoffice 2017/9/12
    Dim xRgSel As Range
    Dim xOutApp As Object
    Dim xMailItem As Object
    Dim xMailBody As String
    On Error Resume Next
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    Set xRg = Range("A2:E11")
    Set xRgSel = Intersect(Target, xRg)
    ActiveWorkbook.Save
    If Not xRgSel Is Nothing Then
        Set xOutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
        Set xMailItem = xOutApp.CreateItem(0)
        xMailBody = "Cell(s) " & xRgSel.Address(False, False) & _
            " in the worksheet '" & Me.Name & "' were modified on " & _
            Format$(Now, "mm/dd/yyyy") & " at " & Format$(Now, "hh:mm:ss") & _
            " by " & Environ$("username") & "."

        With xMailItem
            .To = "Email Address"
            .Subject = "Worksheet modified in " & ThisWorkbook.FullName
            .Body = xMailBody
            .Attachments.Add (ThisWorkbook.FullName)
            .Display
        End With
        Set xRgSel = Nothing
        Set xOutApp = Nothing
        Set xMailItem = Nothing
    End If
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Notes:

1). In the code, A2:E11 is the range you will send email based on.

2). Please change the email body as you need in xMailBody line in the code.

3). Replace the Email Address with the recipient email address in line .To = "Email Address".

4). Change the email subject in line .Subject = "Worksheet modified in " & ThisWorkbook.FullName.

3. Press the Alt + Q keys simultaneously to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

From now on, any cell in range A2:E11 is modified, a new email will be created with the updated workbook attached. And all specified fields such as subject, recipient and email body will be listed in the email. Please send the email.

Note: The VBA code is only working when you use Outlook as your email program.

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  • To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.
    james2706 · 11 months ago
    Hello. How do I modify the code so that an e-mail is sent to another e-mail address if another range of cells is edited?
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      joseph · 11 months ago
      Any help on this request? I am having same issue. I want to add multiple email address per row, but when I change one row, the entire worksheet changes. How can I limit the changes only to one row?
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        Pawel · 6 months ago
        Edit linie:
        1). In the code, A2:E11 is the range you will send email based on.
        and
        3). Replace the Email Address with the recipient email address in line .To = "Email Address".

        Works fine.
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    Ioana · 1 years ago
    hi; is there a way to change text displayed using information from other cells (from first row and first column)? for example, if I change cell K15, I want to include in the message info on cells A15 and K1? what should I change in the code? thank you very much
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    jimmy@globeways.com · 1 years ago
    I have tried above VBA code: Send email if cell in a specified range is modified in Excel. This VBA works for me except sending email. When the data is modified in the given range an email is automatically generated with modified cell details. However, the email is not automatically sending to the recipient and the user has to click send button in the email. What I am looking here is, the email has to send to the recipients automatically when it is generated. Please help me to provide a code for this. Many thanks
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      crystal · 1 years ago
      Hi Jimmy Joseph,
      Please replace the line ".Display" with ".Send". Hope I can help. Thanks for commenting.
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    sagar · 1 years ago
    if i have to send that entire row then?
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    Brad · 1 years ago
    Great information.
    Question regarding the information that can be added to the email.
    Using your example above....

    If you had a value in F4, how would you include the F4 Value in the email that was generated when D4 was modified??
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    Sonu · 1 years ago
    If i want to send the cell value instead of the address..then what shall I change in the code?
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      crystal · 1 years ago
      Hi,
      You can try the below VBA code.

      Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
      Dim xRgSel As Range
      Dim xOutApp As Object
      Dim xMailItem As Object
      Dim xMailBody As String
      On Error Resume Next
      Application.ScreenUpdating = False
      Application.DisplayAlerts = False
      Set xRg = Range("A2:E11")
      Set xRgSel = Intersect(Target, xRg)
      ActiveWorkbook.Save
      If Not xRgSel Is Nothing Then
      Set xOutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
      Set xMailItem = xOutApp.CreateItem(0)
      xMailBody = "Cell(s) " & xRgSel.Address(False, False) & _
      xRgSel.Value & _
      " in the worksheet '" & Me.Name & "' were modified on " & _
      Format$(Now, "mm/dd/yyyy") & " at " & Format$(Now, "hh:mm:ss") & _
      " by " & Environ$("username") & "."

      With xMailItem
      .To = "Email Address"
      .Subject = "Worksheet modified in " & ThisWorkbook.FullName
      .Body = xMailBody
      .Attachments.Add (ThisWorkbook.FullName)
      .Display
      End With
      Set xRgSel = Nothing
      Set xOutApp = Nothing
      Set xMailItem = Nothing
      End If
      Application.DisplayAlerts = True
      Application.ScreenUpdating = True
      End Sub
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    Mahadev · 1 years ago
    Dear Admin,


    I need your help,



    I have an excel to monitor daily work done details by our worker from the field, so is this possible to trigger a mail from excel sheet if that guy failed to update the data in that excel sheet on given time.
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      crystal · 1 years ago
      Hi,
      Can't help with this.
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    sjones · 1 years ago
    I was able to create the macro, however I'm having a problem. I would like to automatically send an email when a cell reaches a certain threshold. The cell is a formula. When the calculation sum goes below the said threshold it doesn't do anything; however, if I type directly into the cell it will process the macro as planned. Does the formula mess up the macro?
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    pakxrohn@gmail.com · 2 years ago
    I am stuck in below VB code. I am trying to get email notification to the user where the data has been changed. Email is working but when I make any change email initiated at once but I want email when excel sheet is saved and closed after making all the changes to all users who impacted. Also this should be working for any of the sheets in entire excel workbook.

    Please help...

    Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)

    '****Declaration of objects and variables******

    Dim xRgSel As Range Dim xOutApp As Object Dim xMailItem As Object Dim xMailBody As String Dim mailTo As String

    On Error Resume Next

    Sheets("TargetSheet").Range("TargetRange").Select

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.DisplayAlerts = False

    'Set xRg = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row

    Set xRg = Range("A2:DA1000")
    Set xRgSel = Intersect(Target, xRg)


    ActiveWorkbook.Save
    '**********Outlook Application Opening***********

    If Not xRgSel Is Nothing Then

    Set xOutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set xMailItem = xOutApp.CreateItem(0)

    xMailBody = "Cell(s) " & xRgSel.Address(False, False) & _
    " in the worksheet '" & Me.Name & "' were modified on " & _
    Format$(Now, "mm/dd/yyyy") & " at " & Format$(Now, "hh:mm:ss") & _
    " by " & Environ$("username") & "."
    '***********Finding recipient List************

    If Cells(xRgSel.Row, "A").Value = "Pankaj" Then

    mailTo = "pank12***@gmail.com"

    End If

    If Cells(xRgSel.Row, "A").Value = "Nitin" Then

    mailTo = "pank****@gmail.com"

    End If

    If Cells(xRgSel.Row, "A").Value = "Chandan" Then

    mailTo = "pakxro**@gmail.com"

    End If
    '*************Email composing*************

    With xMailItem

    .To = mailTo
    .Subject = "Worksheet modified in " & ThisWorkbook.FullName
    .Body = xMailBody
    '.Attachments.Add (ThisWorkbook.FullName)
    .Display

    End With

    Set xRgSel = Nothing
    Set xOutApp = Nothing
    Set xMailItem = Nothing

    End If

    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    End Sub