Mail chart or chart sheet as picture

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Important read this :

The code on this page is only working when you use Outlook as your mail program.
Copy the code in a Standard module of your workbook, if you just started with VBA see this page.
Where do I paste the code that I find on the internet

Check out this Tip page for changing the code on this page.
Tips for changing the code examples

Example 1

This example sends a chart with the name "Chart 1" from "Sheet1" of the ActiveWorkbook.
It will save My_Sales1.gif in the temp folder, send the mail and delete My_Sales1.gif after that.

Sub SaveSend_Embedded_Chart()
'Working in 2000-2016
'For Tips see: https://jkp-ads.com/rdb/win/winmail/Outlook/tips.htm
    Dim OutApp As Object
    Dim OutMail As Object
    Dim Fname As String

    Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)

    'File path/name of the gif file
    Fname = Environ$("temp") & "\My_Sales1.gif"

    'Save Chart named "Chart 1" as gif file
    'If you hold down the CTRL key when you select the chart
    'in 2000-2013 you see the name in the Name box(formula bar)
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects("Chart 1").Chart.Export _
            Filename:=Fname, FilterName:="GIF"

    On Error Resume Next
    With OutMail
        .To = "ron@debruin.nl"
        .CC = ""
        .BCC = ""
        .Subject = "This is the Subject line"
        .Body = "Hi there"
        .Attachments.Add Fname
        .Send   'or use .Display
    End With
    On Error GoTo 0

    'Delete the gif file
    Kill Fname

    Set OutMail = Nothing
    Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub

Example 2

This example sends a chart sheet with the name "Chart1" from the ActiveWorkbook.
It will save My_Sales2.gif the temp folder, send the mail and delete My_Sales2.gif after that.

Sub SaveSend_Chart_Sheet()
'Working in 2000-2016
'For Tips see: https://jkp-ads.com/rdb/win/winmail/Outlook/tips.htm
    Dim OutApp As Object
    Dim OutMail As Object
    Dim Fname As String

    Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)

    'File path/name of the gif file
    Fname = Environ$("temp") & "\My_Sales2.gif"

    'Save Chart sheet named "Chart1" as gif file
    ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Chart1").Export _
            Filename:=Fname, FilterName:="GIF"

    On Error Resume Next
    With OutMail
        .To = "ron@debruin.nl"
        .CC = ""
        .BCC = ""
        .Subject = "This is the Subject line"
        .Body = "Hi there"
        .Attachments.Add Fname
        .Send   'or use .Display
    End With
    On Error GoTo 0

    'Delete the gif file
    Kill Fname

    Set OutMail = Nothing
    Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub

Early Binding

If you want to use the Intellisense help showing you the properties and methods of the objects as you
type you can use Early Binding. Bit faster also when you run your code but you can have problems when you distribute your workbooks. Excel will automatic update the reference number to Outlook when you open your workbook in a higher version of Excel/Outlook but not update it when you open it in a lower version of Excel/Outlook. With Late Binding as I used in the macro examples you not have this problem.

Add a reference to the Microsoft Outlook Library in Excel

1) Go to the VBA editor with the shortcut Alt - F11
2) Click on Tools>References in the Menu bar
3) Place a Checkmark before Microsoft Outlook ? Object Library
Where ? is the Outlook version number

Then replace this three lines in the code

Dim OutApp As Object
Dim OutMail As Object

Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)

With this three lines

Dim OutApp As Outlook.Application
Dim OutMail As Outlook.MailItem

Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)

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