Hi there,

I need to create a button at the end of a MS Word Form that emails the document as an attachment. I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this. Any help would be appreciated.



Windows XP
Microsoft Word 2010

Hi leilers,

Beyond adding 'ActiveDocument.SendMail' to your form, what issues are you having?

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Paul Edstein
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I admit to not even knowing what 'ActiveDocument.SendMail' is.

I have a form with several questions and text boxes for answers. I would like to be able to create some sort of button at the bottom of the page that when clicked would automatically send the filled out form document to an email address. I'm sure there must be some way to do it via the Developer tab, but I'm not very Visual Basic savvy.

Hi leilers,

In Word, userforms are a particular kind of form that typically looks vaguely like a Word dialogue box. Since you posted in 'UserForms', I understood that to be what you have, in which case, you'd also have known how to use the vba (macro) statement 'ActiveDocument.SendMail' .

So perhaps we'd better start from first principles: What kind of form are you using? For example a document with formfields, a document with content controls, a document with a userform, a document with ActiveX controls.

Whatever kind of document is is, you'll need some vba (macro) code to automate the emailing. Aside from the basic 'ActiveDocument.SendMail' line I suggested, a fully-fledged macro might look something like the one here:
https://www.msofficeforums.com/vba/1...a-outlook.html

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

What I have is a Word 2010 document that I've added some form style sections to, via the Developer Tab. So, no, I don't think I'm actually using a userform and thus am in the wrong forum.

I've found some macro code that I think will do the trick (and thank you for the link!), but I'm unsure how to add it in to the Word document that I'm working with. On the Developer Tab I see the Visual Basic and Macro buttons, but I'm unclear on how to get the code added in properly.

If this is too noobish for this forum, just point me to the right place and I'll cease bothering you.

Regardless, thank you for all your help!

Hi leilers,

It's not a question of being 'noobish', but of trying to establish exactly what the issue is that you're seeking help with. If you can post a copy of your document and the code you're proposing to use, I'll see what needs to be done to get them working together.

FWIW, the general procedure for adding vba code to a document is outlined here: http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

PS: I've moved the thread to the more general 'Word' forum.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]