Copy Excel range as Picture to Outlook - excel

Question

How can I use the command "Paste Special - As Picture" that you access in Excel from the right-click menu?
I have viewed various posts, but they seem to be outdated when using Excel 2016. It seems it has to be in this section,
With TempWB.Sheets(1)
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial Paste:=8
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteValues, , False, False
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats, , False, False
.Cells(1).Select
How do I alter to allow copy and paste as picture?
When using the original code below, I lose all column and row sizing in the email body.
Dim rng As Range
Dim OutApp As Object
Dim outMail As Object
Set rng = Nothing
' Only send the visible cells in the selection.
Set rng = Sheets("Dashboard").Range("B4:L17").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
With Application
.EnableEvents = False
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set outMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)
With outMail
.To = ""
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = ""
.HTMLBody = RangetoHTML(rng)
.Display
End With
On Error GoTo 0
With Application
.EnableEvents = True
.ScreenUpdating = True
End With
Set outMail = Nothing
Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub
Function RangetoHTML(rng As Range)
' By Ron de Bruin.
Dim fso As Object
Dim ts As Object
Dim TempFile As String
Dim TempWB As Workbook
TempFile = Environ$("temp") & "/" & Format(Now, "dd-mm-yy h-mm-ss") & ".htm"
'Copy the range and create a new workbook to past the data in
rng.Copy
Set TempWB = Workbooks.Add(1)
With TempWB.Sheets(1)
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial Paste:=8
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteValues, , False, False
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats, , False, False
.Cells(1).Select
Application.CutCopyMode = False
On Error Resume Next
.DrawingObjects.Visible = True
.DrawingObjects.Delete
On Error GoTo 0
End With
'Publish the sheet to a htm file
With TempWB.PublishObjects.Add( _
SourceType:=xlSourceRange, _
Filename:=TempFile, _
Sheet:=TempWB.Sheets(1).Name, _
Source:=TempWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Address, _
HtmlType:=xlHtmlStatic)
.Publish (True)
End With
'Read all data from the htm file into RangetoHTML
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set ts = fso.GetFile(TempFile).OpenAsTextStream(1, -2)
RangetoHTML = ts.ReadAll
ts.Close
RangetoHTML = Replace(RangetoHTML, "align=center x:publishsource=", _
"align=left x:publishsource=")
'Close TempWB
TempWB.Close savechanges:=False
'Delete the htm file we used in this function
Kill TempFile
Set ts = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
Set TempWB = Nothing
End Function

Answer 1

To get better picture on Outlook, work with Word object model with MailItem.GetInspector Property (Outlook)
Example
Option Explicit
Public Sub Example()
Dim rng As Range
Dim olApp As Object
Dim Email As Object
Dim Sht As Excel.Worksheet
Dim wdDoc As Word.Document
Set Sht = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Dashboard")
Set rng = Sht.Range("B4:L17")
rng.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Format:=xlPicture
With Application
.EnableEvents = False
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With
Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set Email = olApp.CreateItem(0)
Set wdDoc = Email.GetInspector.WordEditor
With Email
.To = ""
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = ""
.Attachments.Add ActiveWorkbook.FullName
wdDoc.Range.PasteAndFormat Type:=wdChartPicture
' if need setup inlineshapes hight & width
With wdDoc
.InlineShapes(1).Height = 130
End With
.Display
End With
With Application
.EnableEvents = True
.ScreenUpdating = True
End With
Set Email = Nothing
Set olApp = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 2

Something like this should work:
Dim ol As Object 'Outlook.Application
Dim olEmail As Object 'Outlook.MailItem
Dim olInsp As Object 'Outlook.Inspector
Dim wd As Object 'Word.Document
Sheets("Dashboard").Range("B4:L17").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy
Set ol = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application") '/* if outlook is running, create otherwise */
Set olEmail = ol.CreateItem(0) 'olMailItem
With olEmail
Set olInsp = .GetInspector
If olInsp.EditorType = 4 Then 'olEditorWord
Set wd = olInsp.WordEditor
wd.Range.PasteAndFormat 13 'wdChartPicture
End If
.Display
End With
If sure that your version of Outlook uses Word Editor, you can do it like:
With olEmail
.GetInspector.WordEditor.Range.PasteAndFormat 13
.Display
End With

Answer 3

If you want to add Text, use this code.
Dim ol As Object 'Outlook.Application
Dim olEmail As Object 'Outlook.MailItem
Dim olInsp As Object 'Outlook.Inspector
Dim wd As Object 'Word.Document
Sheets("Dashboard").Range("B4:L17").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy
Set ol = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application") '/* if outlook is running, create otherwise */
Set olEmail = ol.CreateItem(0) 'olMailItem
With olEmail
Set olInsp = .GetInspector
If olInsp.EditorType = 4 Then 'olEditorWord
Set wd = olInsp.WordEditor
wd.Range.PasteAndFormat 13 'wdChartPicture
End If
wd.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertAfter "Hi, There" & Chr(10)
Sheets("chart").Range("B4:L17").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy
wd.Paragraphs(wd.Paragraphs.Count).Range.Characters.First.PasteAndFormat 13
wd.Paragraphs.Add
Sheets("chart").Range("B4:L17").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy
wd.Paragraphs(wd.Paragraphs.Count).Range.Characters.First.PasteAndFormat 13
wd.Paragraphs.Add
wd.Paragraphs(wd.Paragraphs.Count).Range.InsertAfter Chr(10) & Chr(10) & "BR"
.Display
End With