Instructions
1. In Outlook, select the File tab within the top-left corner. Select Automatic Replies.
Fig 1. Automatic replies option
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2. Select the Send automatic replies radio button. Within the Automatically reply once for each sender with the following messages field, enter the required text for your out of office message.
Tip: If you would like your Out of Office to turn on and off automatically during a certain time period, select the Only send during this time range tick-box and enter the start and end dates required.
Fig 2. Automatic Replies window
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3. Select the Outside My Organization tab. If you would like external senders to also receive your out-of-office, tick the auto-reply to people outside my organization tick-box and enter the required text within the text field provided. Select OK.
Fig 3. Example of leaving an automatic reply
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4. Your out-of-office message is now set. To turn off your Out of Office, select the File tab within the top-left corner. Beside Automatic Replies, select Turn off. If you previously specified a start and end time for your Out of Office, it will be enabled and disabled automatically.
