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How can I paste a screenshot into the body of an outlook email?

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I'm using the "take a screenshot" action in Power Automate desktop. I'd like that screenshot to be pasted into the body of an outlook email. I tried to include the "get clipboard text" action in the body of an email, but this doesn't paste the image. Also it appears the option to save the screenshot to a file would only help me include the image as an attachment to an email. Not really sure how else to approach this problem?

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amcneil32 167 on at

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I used the "take a screenshot" action, configured it to save to my clipboard. I then used the desktop recorder to record the steps of opening an outlook email, tabbing over to the body and then sending the keys "{control}(v)".
HoeGaanDit 9 on at

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@amcneil32 Did you then use the UI functions to send the email? I assume that your answer was pasting into a new blank email message rather than using the "send an email using outlook instance" action?
VJR 7,635 on at

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Hi @HoeGaanDit

Save the screenshot to a file (instead of clipboard) and then you can make use of the details in the post I have shared in the cookbook section here.
pwintwaiphyu 6 on at

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Hi HoeGaanDit,
is it any answer by using "Send email message through Outlook"?