Outlook: How to print email without images
Generally printing an email in Outlook, the images will be printed as well. But sometimes, you just want to print the texts without the images, however, in Outlook, there is no built-in feature that can support this job. This tutorial provides a VBA code that will print the image-free email through Word immediately. Or when your computer doesn't have a printer, the VBA code will export the email as a PDF without images first, and then you can print the PDF after the printer is available.
VBA to print email without images
VBA to print email without images
1. Select an email that you want to print the text only, then press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module to create a new blank module, then copy and paste the below code to the module.
VBA: export email without images
Sub PrintWithoutImages()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20220414
Dim xMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim xFileName As String, xSubject As String
Dim xWord As Word.Application
Dim xWordDoc As Word.Document
Dim xInlineShape As Word.InlineShape
Dim InvalidArr
On Error Resume Next
If Application.ActiveWindow.Class = olInspector Then
Set xMail = ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
ElseIf Application.ActiveWindow.Class = olExplorer Then
Set xMail = ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1)
End If
InvalidArr = Array("/", "\", "*", ":", Chr(34), "?", "<", ">", "|")
xSubject = xMail.Subject
For i = 0 To UBound(InvalidArr)
xSubject = VBA.Replace(xSubject, InvalidArr(i), "")
Next i
xFileName = Environ("Temp") & "\" & xSubject & ".doc"
Debug.Print xFileName
xMail.SaveAs xFileName, olDoc
Set xWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
xWord.Visible = False
Set xWordDoc = xWord.Documents.Open(xFileName)
For Each xInlineShape In xWordDoc.InlineShapes
xInlineShape.Delete
Next
xWordDoc.PrintOut
xWordDoc.Close
xWord.Quit
Kill xFileName
End Sub
3. Click Tools > References to enable References – Project 1 dialog, tick Microsoft Word 16.0 Object Library checkbox. Click OK.
4-1. Keep the cursor within the code, and press F5 key or click Run button to run the code, then the email without images will be printed immediately through Word. But if your computer doesn’t have a printer, please follow Step 4.
4-2. When your computer doesn’t have a printer, after pressing F5 key or clicking Run button to run the code, a dialog pops out for choosing a folder to place the PDF file, and name the PDF file. Click Save.
Now the email has been exported as a PDF without images. Open the PDF file, and right click to select Print to print the email.
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1. Select emails.
2. Click Kutools > Bulk Save.
3. Choose a location and check the file format(s) you want, Click Ok.
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