Setting an Automatic Reply Outlook

Modified on Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 10:54 AM

This article will guide you on how to setup an out of office

Using the web version

Login to your mailbox by going to outlook.office365.com
On the menu bar on the right-hand side, click on the gear icon and then click View all outlook settings
Then choose Automatic Replies
Enter in your desired automatic reply message. You can also select “Send replies only during this time period” and set the start and end times if you’d like to set a specific time frame
Optionally, if you would also like your automatic replies to be sent to people outside your organization, select “Send automatic reply messages to senders outside my organization” and then type the response you want to send while you are out of the office.

Open Outlook
Click on the File tab in the upper left-hand corner, then select Automatic Replies (Out of Office) on the next screen.
Select “Send automatic replies”
Enter in your desired automatic reply message. You can also select “Only send during this time range:” and set your start and end times if you’d like to set a specific time frame.
Optionally, if you’d like your automatic replies to be sent to people outside your organization, select the Outside My Organization (On) tab and then type the response you want to send while you are out of the office.