- #OPEN IN BROWSER MANUAL#
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'When set to True, we will look for embedded resources in the HTML message and 'The message will be opened in the configured browser just as it 'When set to True, we will let Outlook convert the message to HTML. 'Standard value: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"īrowserLocation = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" 'Set the location of the executable of the browser you want to use. 'messages with HTML forms or animated gif-files embedded in the message. 'The default settings are optimized for viewing newsletters and receiving '=Set your variables in the section below= ' message in a browser of your choice instead of the 'Description: Outlook macro which allows you to open the selected
#OPEN IN BROWSER MANUAL#
You can use the code below for review or manual installation. The following code is contained in the zip-file referenced in the Quick Install. Add a button for easy access to the macro or press ALT+F8 and select the macro you want to execute.Īdd a button of the macro to the QAT for quick access to it.Sign your code so you won’t get any security prompts and the macro won’t get disabled.If you copied the code, paste it into a new module. Extract the zip-file and import the OpenInBrowser.bas file via File-> Import….Open the VBA Editor (keyboard shortcut ALT+F11).
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Download this code-file ( openinbrowser.zip) or copy the code below. Use the following instructions to configure the macro in Outlook Once it message is opened in the Internet browser of your choice, the message will display with various features and formatting which lack in Outlook such as animated gifs, print selection and the browser’s accessibility support. The OpenInBrowser macro allows you to open the selected message in a browser of your choice instead of the ancient Internet Explorer.īy default, the macro evaluates whether or not it can take the raw HTML of the message (for as little distortions as possible) or whether it has to take Outlook’s pre-rendered version. This guide explains how you can render the message in a browser of your choice like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Firefox by a click of a button.Īn additional benefit of opening the message in an Internet browser is that you have the printing options of the browser available to you and therefore also the option to only print your selection.īefore we start this procedure, let me show you some examples of the results you can achieve by using this macro. To overcome this, there is the “View in Browser” command in Outlook but that still opens the message in the ancient Internet Explorer. In short The Word HTML rendering engine doesn’t provide support for things like animated gifs (unless you are using Outlook as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription), advanced css formatting and HTML forms, accessibility and more. Outlook uses Word as the HTML rendering engine and although many features have been added over the years and marketers have compensated for these limitations, it could still sometimes end up in a malformed display of the email message.
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