WD2000: Macro to Send a Word Document as Text or an Attachment (209248)

SUMMARY

The SendMail method in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications opens a message window for sending the active document through a MAPI-compliant mail system, such as Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange.

This article describes how to programmatically set whether the document is inserted as text or as an embedded attachment in the mail message.

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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro shows how to change the SendMailAttach setting programmatically:

Sub SetMailAttachOption()

   Application.Options.SendMailAttach = True   'Or False
   ActiveDocument.SendMail

End Sub

For more information about sending mail from Word, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type sendmail method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications