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How to send email reminder or notification if workbook is updated in Excel?

In some cases, you may need to trigger an email notification to a specified recipient if there are data updated in the workbook you have sent. This article will show you method to achieve it.

Send email reminder or notification if workbook is updated with VBA code


Send email reminder or notification if workbook is updated with VBA code

Please do as follows to send email reminder or notification if the workbook is updated.

1. In the workbook, open a specified worksheet you will send email notification based on the updated data inside.

2. Right-click the sheet tab, and select View Code from the right clicking menu. See screenshot:

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, copy and paste the following code into the code window. See screenshot:

VBA code: Send email reminder or notification if workbook is updated

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'Updated by Extendoffice 2017/9/14
    Dim xOutApp As Object
    Dim xMailItem As Object
    Dim xName As String
    Dim xYesOrNo As Integer
    On Error Resume Next
    Set xOutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set xMailItem = xOutApp.CreateItem(0)
    xYesOrNo = MsgBox("Want to attach updated workbook in email?", vbInformation + vbYesNo, "KuTools For Excel")
    If xYesOrNo = 6 Then ActiveWorkbook.Save
    If xYesOrNo = 6 Then xName = ActiveWorkbook.FullName
    With xMailItem
        .To = "Email Address"
        .cc = ""
        .Subject = "email notification test"
        .Body = "Hi," & Chr(13) & Chr(13) & "File is now updated."
        If xYesOrNo = 6 Then .Attachments.Add xName
        .Display
    End With
    xMailItem = Nothing
    xOutApp = Nothing
End Sub

Note: Replace the Email Address with the recipient email address in line .To = "Email Address". And change the Cc, Subject as well as body fields in the VBA code as you need.

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

4. After editing a cell in the worksheet, a Kutools for Excel dialog box will pops up as below screenshot shown. If you want to attach the updated workbook in the email, please click the Yes button. If not, click the No button.

5. Then an email is created automatically with or without the updated workbook attached. And all specified fields are also listed in the email. Please click the Send button to send it.

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


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I am following certificates log in excel sheet. i need to get reminder before the certificates getting expired. please advice me.
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Hi rahul rajan,

Do you want to pop up a reminder based on the date of a cell?
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Hi which part of the code should i delete so it only sends email when i click save and not on every action ?
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Hi donkeh,
In the VBA code, please replace the following line:
.Display
with
.Send
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HOLA CRISTAL, ME GUSTARIA PONERME EN CONTACTO DIRECTO CONTIGO, PARA PEDIR TU AYUDA EN UN PROBLEMITA EN UNA HOJA DE EXCEL
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Hi GERARDO MARTIN OLVERA,
You can email me at .
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HOLA CRISTAL, ME GUSTARIA PONERME EN CONTACTO DIRECTO CONTIGO, NE CESITO DE TU AYUDA EN EXCEL,GRACIAS
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please i am a bit confused but where in the code does it detect the sheet being modified/updated?
i am trying to write a code where the table on a particular sheet gets sent when the table is modified (or more specifically when rows are added)
thank you!
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Hi,
The code in the post detects all cells in the entire worksheet based on the first line of "Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)".
If you want to send an email with a particular table when it is modified, you can try the following VBA.
Note: please change "Table1" to your own table name.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'Updated by Extendoffice 2022/5/27
    Dim xYesOrNo As Integer
    Dim xTableName As String
    Dim xTableRg As Range
    Dim I, J As Long
    Dim xEmailBody As String
    Dim xMailOut As Object
    Dim xOutApp As Object
    On Error Resume Next
    
    xTableName = "Table1" 'The name of the table you will send when it is modified
    Set xTableRg = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(xTableName).Range
    If Intersect(Target, xTableRg) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

    Set xOutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set xMailOut = xOutApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
    For I = 1 To xTableRg.Rows.Count
        For J = 1 To xTableRg.Columns.Count
            xEmailBody = xEmailBody & "  " & xTableRg.Cells(I, J).Value
        Next
        xEmailBody = xEmailBody & vbNewLine
    Next
    xEmailBody = "Hi" & vbLf & vbLf & " body of message you want to add" & vbLf & vbLf & xEmailBody & vbNewLine
    With xMailOut
        .Subject = "Test"
        .To = ""
        .Body = xEmailBody
        .Display
        '.Send
    End With
    Set xMailOut = Nothing
    Set xOutApp = Nothing
End Sub
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Hola cristal, donde dice Private Sub Worksheet_Change, deberia poner el nombre de mi excel o no?
Los rangos de (I,J) cambiarlos por los valores de celdas que yo dese estar mirando si cambian?
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For me the code runs again and again, its like never ending loop. I close email it asks again to send it...
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When I tried to change something in a cell a message prompted for Outlook email configuration and it just keeps on asking for my password.
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Hi MJ,
Which Excel version are you using? Can you provide a screenshot of the prompt?
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Sorry, I posted this in the wrong article. I will post in the correct article
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Hello there, The code works great. However, when a cell changes to below the threshold point via a macro operation that copies and pastes the lower value into the designated cell, the code doesn't seem to trigger.

Also, I would like to apply this code to several cells. Can I copy and paste the code several times and change each copied version to fit each cells' needs? Is there a better way to do that. I can't figure that out. Thank you!
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I copied and pasted the code exactly as-is from this page, but when I make a change to my document I get the message "Syntax Error" and this line highlights: Dim xOutApp As Object. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi Judy,
Would you provide the Excel version you are using? Thank you for your comment.
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