Question : Excel VBA create Outlook Email format

Hi Experts

When I normally use Outlook and click New Mail Message, I get a formatted blank email which has a signature, default font, business card etc.

My VBA below successfully creates an Outlook email from Excel.  The email it creates is unformatted and doesn't have the signature etc as described above.

My guess is it's something to do with the way the VBA creates the mail using the CreateObject command, or something.

So my question is, how do I alter the code so that the VBA creating an email mimics the New Mail Message button in Outlook?  Then I can have nice looking emails.

I hope that's clear.

Regards,

Will 
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Sub SendOutlookInvoice()
Dim ws As Worksheet, sTo As String, sAmount As String, sDueDate As String, sSubject As String
Dim oOutlookApp As Object, oOutlookMail As Object
    
Set oOutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
oOutlookApp.Session.Logon
    
Cells(5, ActiveCell.Column).Select

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
Set ws = ActiveSheet
    
With ws
    sTo = ActiveCell.Offset(52, 0).Value
    sAmount = ActiveCell.Offset(11, 0).Value
    sDueDate = ActiveCell.Value
    sSubject = ActiveCell.Offset(-2, 0).Value
    sContact = ActiveCell.Offset(51, 0).Value
    sHosting = ActiveCell.Offset(53, 0).Value
End With
    
Set oOutlookMail = oOutlookApp.CreateItem(0)
On Error Resume Next
With oOutlookMail
    .To = sTo
    .CC = ""
    .BCC = ""
    .Subject = "Annual renewal of website www." & sSubject
    .Body = "Dear " & sContact & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Your website www." & sSubject & " annual " & sHosting & " is due for renewal on " & sDueDate & "." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Please find attached an invoice for $" & sAmount & " for one years renewal of these services." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "This email is automatically generated. Please feel free to contact us should you need help. If you consider this invoice is incorrect, or you have been wrongly sent this mail, please contact us." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Croxford Technology" & vbCrLf & "68b Kennels Lane" & vbCrLf & "RD2, Wanaka" & vbCrLf & "New Zealand" & vbCrLf & "Ph +64 (0)3 443 4672" & vbCrLf & "Email: [email protected]" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Regards," & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Will Croxford"
    .Display
End With
On Error GoTo 0
    
Set oOutlookMail = Nothing
Set oOutlookApp = Nothing
    
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    
End Sub

Answer : Excel VBA create Outlook Email format

Not a VBA expert but see if this at least gets you pointed in the right direction.

http://www.rondebruin.nl/mail/folder3/signature.htm
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