Creating An Out of Office or Vacation Reply

Setting up an Automatic Reply- Out of Office/Vacation on New Outlook

1. Select Settings in the top left menu bar. 

2. Select Automatic Replies

3. Toggle the Automatic replies on and then set the start and end time for your vacation responder. 

4. Select Save. 

5. When your Automatic Replies are on, you will see a message in Outlook with an option to manually turn them off. ​​​​​​​Your status will also be reflected in MS Teams. 

Setting up an Automatic Reply- Out of Office/Vacation on Old Outlook

1. Select File > Automatic Replies.

2. Select Send automatic replies.

3. If you don't want the messages to go out right away, select only send during this time range.

4. Choose the dates and times you'd like to set your automatic reply for.

5. Type in a message. You can format the text using the tool bar, or cut and paste text you've formatted, including hyperlinked text. 

6. Adjust the Automatic Reply responses for Inside my Organization or Outside My Organization if desired.

7. Select OK.

8. When your Automatic Replies are on, you will see a message in Outlook with an option to manually turn them off. 

Setting up an Automatic Reply- Out of Office/Vacation Mobile

1. Select the profile icon in the top right corner. 

2. Navigate to the Settings Menu at the bottom left. 

3. Select Automatic Replies in Quick Settings.

4. Toggle the Setting On. 

5. Adjust Time Range and Reply To settings accordingly.