Setting Out of Office

Outlook application on iPhone

To setup out of the office replies, tap settings > tap your Office365 or Exchange account > tap Automatic Replies > toggle the switch on. 

You may choose:
1.) Reply to everyone
2.) Reply only to my organization

You can also set up a different messages for your organization and external senders.

Tap done once you have set up your automatic reply.

 

Outlook Online

How to Set Up Out of Office Auto Reply Email Message for Outlook

• Sign in to Outlook.com.

• Tap the Settings icon that looks like a gear in the top right corner.

• Choose Automatic Replies.

• Check the box Send Automatic Replies.

• Choose the start and end date, then check the box Send replies only during this time period.

• Below that is a blank body of text. Enter the message you want people to receive as your out of office reply.

• You can check the box for sending Ooo replies to everyone or just to your contacts.

• Click Ok at the top when you’re done.

If you set a start and end time and check the box, “Send replies only during this time period,” your out of office reply will automatically turn off. If not, you can easily turn off by revisiting settings, clicking Automatic Replies, and checking the box, “Don’t send automatic replies.”

 

Outlook on Windows

1. Click the File tab, and then click the Info tab in the menu.
   
   
   
   
    
2. Click Automatic Replies (Out of Office).
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the Automatic Replies dialog box, select the Send Automatic Replies check box.
4. If you want to specify a set time and date range, select the Only send during this time range check box. Then set the Start time, and then set the End time.
5. In the Inside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send within your organization, and in the Outside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send outside your organization.
6. Click OK.
7. If you selected the “Only send during this time range” option in step 4, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) feature will continue to run until the date and time set for the End Time in step 5 is reached.
   Otherwise, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) will continue to run until you repeat step 1 and select the “Do not send automatic replies” option.

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