How to export Outlook email body text to Excel spreadsheet?
If you want to export the selected email body text of from Outlook to Excel spreadsheet, the method in this article can help you.
Export Outlook email body text to Excel spreadsheet with VBA code
Export Outlook email body text to Excel spreadsheet with VBA code<
Please run the below VBA code to export selected body text of an Outlook email to Excel.
1. Open the email, select the email body you want to export to Excel spreadsheet, and then press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. And then copy below VBA code into the Code window.
VBA code: export Outlook email body text to Excel spreadsheet
Sub ExportToExcel()
Dim xExcel As Excel.Application
Dim xWb As Workbook
Dim xWs As Worksheet
Dim xInspector As Inspector
Dim xItem As Object
Dim xMailItem As MailItem
Dim xDoc As Document
Dim xShell As Object
Dim xFilePath As String
On Error Resume Next
Set xShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set xFolder = xShell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Select a Folder:", 0, 0)
If TypeName(xFolder) = "Nothing" Then Exit Sub
Set xFolderItem = xFolder.Self
xFilePath = xFolderItem.Path & "\"
Set xItem = Outlook.Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection.item(1)
If xItem.Class <> olMail Then Exit Sub
Set xMailItem = xItem
Set xInspector = xMailItem.GetInspector
Set xDoc = xInspector.WordEditor
xDoc.Application.Selection.Range.Copy
xInspector.Close olDiscard
Set xExcel = New Excel.Application
Set xWb = xExcel.Workbooks.Add
Set xWs = xWb.Sheets.item(1)
xExcel.Visible = False
xWs.Activate
xWs.Paste
xWs.SaveAs xFilePath & "Email body.xlsx"
xWb.Close True
xExcel.Quit
Set xWs = Nothing
Set xWb = Nothing
Set xExcel = Nothing
End Sub
Note: In the code, “Email body.xlsx” is the workbook name you will create with the selected email body text. You can change it based on you need.
3. Click Tools > References. Then check both the Microsoft Excel Object Library and Microsoft Word Object Library boxes in the References – Project dialog box. See screenshot:
4. Then a Browse For Folder dialog box pops up, please select a folder to save the workbook and click the OK button.
Now a workbook named “Email body” is created and saved into a specified folder. Open the workbook, you can see the selected email body text is exported to Sheet1 of the workbook.
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