Revolutionize Your Microsoft Outlook Workflow: How to Use ChatGPT to Create Customized VBA Macros
In this video, I will show you how to leverage the power of ChatGPT to create customized VBA macros in Microsoft Outlook.
I will walk you through the process step-by-step with two examples, from how I enter a request to ChatGPT to how I implement the macro. I present two examples that I often use myself: (1) My first is a simple macro to prevent the transmission of social security numbers in emails. ChatGPT is a pro at creating regular expressions (a sequence of characters - this case, the social security number pattern) so if you'd prefer to try this with phone numbers or other patterns that can be detected in an email, go ahead and tweak it to your own needs. (2) My second macro prompts me for a date range and then responds by telling me the number of virtual meetings (which I define as "Zoom" or "Microsoft Teams" appearing in the meeting location) versus my in-person meetings (which I typically label with "in-person") in my provided date range.
These aren't the most sophisticated requests to make to ChatGPT, but that's my point. I recommend starting simple with requests like these and then working your way into more complicated requests. These should help you get started and unravel the power of ChatGPT to streamline your workflow.
VIDEO SUMMARY
Introduction: 0:00
Overview: 0:06
First Example - Prevent transmission of SSN pattern in Emails: 0:22
Second Example - Counting virtual versus in-person meetings in a given time frame: 2:50
Adding Second Example Macro to a Button: 4:31
Outro: 6:12
