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How to apply a button to send email with current Word file attached? 

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2022-08-12

If you need to send an email message from a Word document via Outlook, and attach the current Word file as well, you can create a command button, and then, send the message by clicking this button without opening the Outlook. This article, I will introduce how to deal with it quickly and easily.

Apply a button to send email with current Word file attached


Apply a button to send email with current Word file attached

Please do with the following steps for solving this job in Word file:

1. First, you should create a command button, please click Developer > Legacy Tools > Command Button(ActiveX Control), see screenshot:

doc button to send email 1

2. Select the button, and click Properties under the Developer tab, in the Properties pane, type the caption text you need into the Caption field, see screenshot:

doc button to send email 2

3. Then, close the Properties pane, now, right click the button, and choose View Code, see screenshot:

doc button to send email 3

4. And then, in the displayed Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, copy and paste the below code between the original scripts, see screenshot:

Dim xOutlookObj As Object
    Dim xEmail As Object
    Dim xDoc As Document
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Set xOutlookObj = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set xEmail = xOutlookObj.CreateItem(olMailItem)
    Set xDoc = ActiveDocument
    xDoc.Save
    With xEmail
        .Subject = "Fax-data"
        .Body = "This is a test email."
        .To = "yy@addin99.com"
        .Importance = olImportanceNormal
        .Attachments.Add xDoc.FullName
        .Display
    End With
    Set xDoc = Nothing
    Set xEmail = Nothing
    Set xOutlookObj = Nothing
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True

doc button to send email 4

Note: In the above code, you should change the subject, body text or sent address to your need.

5. Then, save and close this code, click Design Mode to turn off the design mode. Now, when clicking the command button you have created, an email will be created with the current Word document as attachment, see screenshot:

doc button to send email 5

6. At last, you just need to click Send button to send this message.

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Hey, in my case the button works well but not in a Word document saved with a password. Can somebody help me to fix this?
Best regards
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Hi Skyyang,

I found this works when a user has MS Word but it seems emails like @hotmail; @gmail; and @live email addresses those users have issues where the button doesn't work?
It seems it also doesnt work on smart phones either if the user relies on using these as opposed to a computer.
Lastly I've had a response from another user using Windows 11 where the button doesn't work at all.

What have you experienced with the above examples please?

Thanks,

Mike
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Hi,
Please see the document attached below.
I need to update it for the 2023 renewals use and when merging the button seems to become disabled as several members told me it doesnt work.

Thanks,

Mike
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Hello, Mike,
I have tested your file in my computor, it wors well. I am using Office 2019. Please see the below demo:
https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-skyyang/send-doeument.gif
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I have found the button works to open an email but when using mailmerge the VBA button becomes inactive for some reason?
How can I ensure when mailmerging is used the button will work for user to complete the form and then activate the button please?
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Hello, Mike,
When I use mailmerge feature, the button is in active.
Could you explain your problem more detailed?
Or you can upload your file here, so that we can check where the problem is.
Thank you!
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Hi Skyyang,

Please see the post I put in below which has the copy attached.
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Hello folks,

I want to apply a button where I click and send the document as email, not as an attachement, to one Email-Adress. So that the document is the text of the email. Just like the effekt of the button "send to recipient" on the ribbon.

Can someone give me the right code for that?

Thank you.
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Hello,
May be the code can't help to send the current word document as the email body, if to do, the picture and file formatting within the document will be lost.
If you want to send the current document as email body, the Mail Merge can do you a favor.
Do you need the Mail Merge for sending email?
If you need, please comment here.
Thank you!
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Hello,

thank you for your help!

I would try it with your suggestion. Could u give me the code for mail merge?

Thanks!
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Hello,
To send current word document as mail body, you can add the Send to Mail Recipient command to your QAT, please do as this:
1. Open your word file that you want to send, and then click File > Options.
2. On the left pane, select Quick Access Toolbar.
3. Select Commands Not in the Ribbon from the Choose commands from.
4. Choose and select Send to Mail Recipient and click the button Add > >.
5. Click OK to close the dialog.
https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-skyyang/doc-send-file-1.png

Now, this Send to Mail Recipient command will show up in the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of your Word window. Then, you can insert the relative information into the message header. After finishing the information, please click Send a copy, the message with current word document as body will be sent at once.

https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-skyyang/doc-send-file-3.png

Please try this, hope it can help you!
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Hello,

thank you for your help!

I would try it with your suggestion. So yes, I need the Mail Merge for sending E-Mail.
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