Change FROM address based on TO or CC address

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Hi All,

I'm seeking assistance with the VBA code to change the FROM address when replying to or forwarding an email based on the address in the TO or CC of the original email.

Why?
User A has a mailbox that is shared with User B.
User B is charged with sending, replying and forwarding User A's email as User A.
The messages are BCC'd to User B, as User A don't want the message marked as read before he/she reads them.

User B has Send As permission for User A. I'm trying to have it where when User B is performing a task with an email addressed to User A, Outlook automatically changes the FROM address to User A's address so User A doesn't have to remember to change it.

Is this possible? If so I'll appreciate any assistance given.

Thank you.
 
I see you found the link I was looking for - yes, it can be tweaked.
www.slipstick.com

Send email from another address using VBA

Use VBA to send an email using a Exchange server distribution list address you have Send as permissions for.
www.slipstick.com www.slipstick.com

and this one -
www.slipstick.com

Using a Gmail Master Account: Reply Using the Correct Account

How to configure Outlook so you can send email from other email addresses connected to a Gmail account.
www.slipstick.com www.slipstick.com

The quickie explanation -

' Check the message for users address in the recipients -

For Each Recipient In oItem.Recipients
strRecip = Recipient.Address & ";" & strRecip
Next Recipient

'check the list for the addresses
If InStr(strRecip, "userA@address") > 0 Then

' use this as the reply address.
objnewmessage.SentOnBehalfOfName = "sales@domain.com"

End If

(I'm on my Mac laptop right now and can't test a macro. But yes, it is doable.)
 
Thanks very much Diane. Will anything need to be changed for Outlook 2016/2019?

I've tried to follow from the links provided as well as Reply using the address a message was sent to but mainly the Gmail one, yet Outlook seems to ignore the macro and still sends only from the default.
 
It will work in all versions of Outlook.

whizzard said:
yet Outlook seems to ignore the macro and still sends only from the default.
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Assuming the macro security is allowing it...

In the VBA editor, in Tools > Options> General - set it to break on all errors. also, at the top of the macro, add
msgbox "It's working!!" - if that doesn't come up when the macro is called, its not working.

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Diane Poremsky said:
It will work in all versions of Outlook.


Assuming the macro security is allowing it...

In the VBA editor, in Tools > Options> General - set it to break on all errors. also, at the top of the macro, add
msgbox "It's working!!" - if that doesn't come up when the macro is called, its not working.

View attachment 3645
Click to expand...
Still nothing. When I click Run I get a macros pop up.
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The auto macros - which are anything that have something in the parens, like this: sub macroname(items as object)
will not be listed in the macro dialog. They are run by other processes.
 
Hi again,

I returned to the Gmail one to try debugging it. Once I restart Outlook, I get the error:

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and it highlights this line "Set oItem = oExpl.Selection.Item(1)" in the oExpl_SelectionChange() sub.
 
Nothing looks out of the ordinary -and its a weird error. I'll need to test it in the morning.
 
Hi Diane,
I don't want to be a bother, but were you able to check out the error?
 
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