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How to Format Outlook Emails Without Using "Send Email via Outlook" Action in PAD?

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Hi everyone,

 

I'm automating Outlook email sending in the latest version of Power Automate Desktop (PAD), but I'm not using the "Send Email via Outlook" action. The reason is that our organization uses a separate large file transfer system, and the default action fails when attachments exceed the size limit.

 

Instead, I'm using the "Launch Outlook" action followed by "Send Keys" to trigger shortcuts and compose the email via "Set Variable". This works, but now I need to apply formatting (e.g., font color, size, bold text) to the email body.

 

Is there any way to insert HTML content or formatted text into the email without using the "Send Email via Outlook" action?

 

I’ve tried saving an HTML file using the "Write to File" action and then opening it in Chrome to copy and paste the content into Outlook, but that didn’t work as expected.

 

Any suggestions on how to achieve this? Or is there a way to create a text variable that retains formatting?

 

Thanks in advance!

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  • Expiscornovus Profile Picture
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    How to Format Outlook Emails Without Using "Send Email via Outlook" Action in PAD?
    Hi @hoon,
     
    Is the Composed message window already set to use HTML?
     
    If that is not the case you might be able to include that in your setup?
     


    In that case try something like the below?




     
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