vba excel send email using parent mailenvelope with html link in the introduction

Question

It seems it is simple to add a html hyperlink to the body of an email using outlook. However I want to send a range of cells in the spreadsheet and a link to the file within the introduction. Or an easy way to click on the image created in the email and hyperlink to the file.

I have the following code but the strbody if I designated the introduction as HTMLintroduction, it does not allow it.

Any ideas?

Sub SendMail2()



Dim OutApp As Object
Dim OutMail As Object
Dim strbody As String
'Dim Sendrng As Range

Set Sendrng = Worksheets("Dashboard").Range("A1:Q34")

If ActiveWorkbook.Path <> "" Then
    Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)

    strbody = "<font size=""3"" face=""Calibri"">" & _
               ActiveWorkbook.Name & "</B> is created.<br>" & _
              "Click on this link to open the file : " & _
              "<A HREF=""file://" & ActiveWorkbook.FullName & _
              """>Link to the file</A>"

With Sendrng

ActiveWorkbook.EnvelopeVisible = True
    With .Parent.MailEnvelope
        .Introduction = strbody


On Error Resume Next
  With ActiveSheet.MailEnvelope.Item
        .To = "ac@uk.com"
        .CC = ""
        .BCC = ""
        .Subject = ActiveWorkbook.Name
        '.HTMLBody = strbody
        .Display   'or use .Send
    End With

    End With

    End With

    On Error GoTo 0

    Set OutMail = Nothing
    Set OutApp = Nothing
Else
    MsgBox "Email not sent."
End If
End Sub

Answer 1

EDIT - ( http://vba-useful.blogspot.com/2014/01/send-html-email-with-embedded-images.html )
The above link details how to make a jpg out of the range and send that in the email.

I found some very similar code that seems to use a slightly different method. Perhaps it will work. It seems to bypass the Mail.Envelope method you are attempting. From Ron de Bruin's page. Unfortunately I can't test it on my current machine, so I hope it helps.

Sub Make_Outlook_Mail_With_File_Link()
'For Tips see: http://www.rondebruin.nl/win/winmail/Outlook/tips.htm
'Working in Excel 2000-2013
    Dim OutApp As Object
    Dim OutMail As Object
    Dim strbody As String

    If ActiveWorkbook.Path <> "" Then
        Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
        Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)

        strbody = "<font size=""3"" face=""Calibri"">" & _
                  "Colleagues,<br><br>" & _
                  "I want to inform you that the next sales Order :<br><B>" & _
                  ActiveWorkbook.Name & "</B> is created.<br>" & _
                  "Click on this link to open the file : " & _
                  "<A HREF=""file://" & ActiveWorkbook.FullName & _
                  """>Link to the file</A>" & _
                  "<br><br>Regards," & _
                  "<br><br>Account Management</font>"

        On Error Resume Next
        With OutMail
            .To = "ron@debruin.nl"
            .CC = ""
            .BCC = ""
            .Subject = ActiveWorkbook.Name
            .HTMLBody = strbody
            .Display   'or use .Send
        End With
        On Error GoTo 0

        Set OutMail = Nothing
        Set OutApp = Nothing
    Else
        MsgBox "The ActiveWorkbook does not have a path, Save the file first."
    End If
End Sub