If you want to add an auto-reply or out of office message for your email account, you can do so one of two ways:
1. Using Outlook:
- Open Outlook
- Click "File" from the upper-left
- Locate the icon in the center of the page: "Automatic Replies (Out of Office)"
- Click
- Select and fill out the appropriate options for:
- On/Off
- Start time / End time
- Inside my organization: Enter the message that would be sent to users inside your organization (if different than the message you want the public to see)
- Outside my organization: Enter the message that would be sent to users outsdie your organization
- Click "Ok"
Your email account will now automatically send a reply with that message in response to email being received into your account. The autoreply will stop at the end of the set schedule.
2. Using Office.com
- go to www.office.com
- Click "Sign in" and enter your email address
- If prompted, choose "Work or School Account"
- Enter password and MFA information as necessary
- Locate and click the "Outlook" icon on the left menu or use the "apps" icon (top-left) to choose Outlook
- with Outlook on the web open, click the "gear" icon in the top-right
- A screen will appear, it default to "mail". Select the "Account" option on the left
- Choose "Automatic replies" and enter the parameters for your out of office message, timing and duration.
