How to Copy and Paste an Excel Table into Outlook Email (3 Methods)

Method 1 – Copying and Pasting an Excel Table Directly from Clipboard Command

Steps:

  • Select the table on your Excel spreadsheet.

  • Press Ctrl+C.
  • Open Outlook email and go to the section where you want to paste the table (main body of the email).

copy and paste excel table into outlook email place

  • Press Ctrl+V to paste the chart on the email client.

copy and paste excel table into outlook email as editable table

  • You can also edit the table in the email client now if you want. For example, look at the value marked in the following figure and the previous one.

edited after the copy and paste excel table into outlook email

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Method 2 – Adding Excel Table as a Non-Editable Picture in Outlook Email

2.1 Copying a Chart as a Picture and Pasting into Outlook Email

Steps:

  • Select the whole Excel table on the spreadsheet.

  • Go to the Home tab on your ribbon first.
  • Select the downward-facing arrow beside Copy in the Clipboard group section.
  • Select Copy as Picture from the drop-down menu.

copy as a picture and paste excel table into outlook email

  • Another box will appear. Select your preferred options here. In this case, we opt for As shown on screen as the Appearance option and Picture as the Format.

copy picture options

  • Click on OK. Excel will now copy the table as a picture and store it on the clipboard.
  • Paste the picture somewhere on the spreadsheet.

excel table as picture

  • Copy the picture with Ctrl+C.
  • Paste it into the Outlook email client’s main body section by pressing Ctrl+V.

copy and paste excel table into outlook email as a picture object

You can copy and paste the Excel table into Outlook email as a picture.


2.2 Copying the Snip of a Table

Steps:

  • Open up the spreadsheet and press Win+Shift+S.
  • Select the area you want over the table.

  • Open the Snip & Sketch window (or the one you are using) and press Ctrl+C to copy the image on your clipboard.
  • Select the main body of the email client and press Ctrl+V to paste that in.

copy and paste excel table into outlook email as a picture from snippet

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Method 3 – Attaching an Excel File in Outlook Email

Steps:

  • Open the new mail section of the Outlook email client.
  • Go to the Insert tab.
  • Select Files under the tab options.

copy and paste excel table into outlook email by inserting files in the client

  • Go to the file Explorer to the location where your file is saved and select the file.
  • You will find that the file is now attached to the email client.

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4 Comments
  1. Hi Abrar,
    I have a problem with Copy Excel Range and Paste in MS Outlook Body.
    Pasted Table have compressed Columns
    The column widths are about twice as narrow as in the original table, so the column heights are greatly elongated.
    The same happens when I copy the Excel Range manually or via VBA.
    Note: Via VBA, if I use DataType:=wdPasteHTML, the width of all cells gets very narrow, and if I use DataType:=wdPasteRTF, then most of the cells are transferred properly, and some are very deformed in width.
    Do you have any ideas?
    Best Regards
    Cheers
    Andrija

    • Greetings Andrija,
      There might be two reasons for your query. First, your default Outlook mail compose settings may not be in HTML format. Another one is that the table is pasted as Paste text and merge format (M).

      First solution:

      Go to the View tab in your Outlook app.

      Click on View Settings > Mail > Compose and reply.

      Select the HTML format for the Compose messages option.

      Second Solution:

      Your table might be compressed if you paste it as Paste text and merge format (M).

      Change it to Paste as is (P).

      We hope your issue will be resolved. Please let us know whether your issue is solved or not. The ExcelDemy team always welcomes your valuable feedback.

      Best regards,
      Bhubon Costa

  2. Thank you very much , Bhubon.
    In the meantime, I fi x theproblem (via VBA)
    rngTable = Table Range reference, OutMail = Outlook Email object.
    rngTable. Copy
    OutMail.GetInspector.WordEditor.Windows(1).Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteHTML ‘ Not OK. The width of all cells is very narrow
    OutMail.GetInspector.WordEditor.Windows(1).Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteRTF ‘ Not OK. Some Columns extremely deformed in width
    I found that simplest solution work correctly:
    OutMail.GetInspector.WordEditor.Windows(1).Selection.Paste ‘ works correctly
    Thank you for your effort! Your solutions will help me in understanding and manual work.

    Best Regards
    Andrija

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