Send automatic (out of office) replies in Outlook on the web
Send automatic (out of office) replies in Outlook on the web
Use automatic replies to let others know you are on vacation or are not available to respond to email. You can set the replies to start and end at a specific time. Otherwise, they will continue until you turn them off. Automatic replies are sent once to each sender.
- Sign into Outlook on the web.
- At the top of the page, select Settings cog > View all Outlook settings > Mail > Automatic replies.
- Select the Turn on automatic replies toggle.
- (Optional) Select the Send replies only during a time period check box, and then enter a start and end time.
Note: If you do not set a time period, your automatic reply remains on until you turn it off by selecting the Automatic replies on toggle.
- Select the check box for any of the following options that you are interested in:
- Block my calendar for this period
- Automatically decline new invitations for events that occur during this period
- Decline and cancel my meetings during this period
- In the box at the bottom of the window, type a message to send to people during the time you are away.
- If you like, you can use the formatting options at the top of the box to change the font and color of the text or customize your message in other ways.
- If you want senders outside your organization to get automatic replies, select the check box for Send replies outside your organization.
- When you are done, select Save at the bottom of the window.