Work Email - Set Automatic Replies (Out of Office) through Office 365 (Web App)

Background

We all have occasions where we're out of the office or unable to receive email.  Automatic Replies provides us with a means to communicate to our contacts that we are unavailable, while setting the expectation as to when we'll be back in touch.  We can also use this as a tool to inform our contacts of any alternative means of contact, for example in the case of an urgent message.  It also allows us to delegate contact to other members of our team who might be in a position to assist.

Before you begin

• You are signed in to an Office 365 account
• You are in the Outlook web application. See Access the Outlook Web Application.
• Automatic Replies (Out of Office) are turned off for the Office 365 account. See Turn off Automatic Replies (Out of Office)through Office 365

Steps

1. Click the cog
2. Click View all Outlook settings
3. Click Automatic replies
4. Click Automatic replies on
5. If you wish to set a time period for automatic replies
   1. Check Send replies only during a time period 
   2. Select a start date from the Start time date selector
   3. Select a start time from the Start time time selector
   4. Select an end date from the End time date selector
   5. Select an end time from the End time time selector
6. Enter your automatic reply
7. If you wish to send automatic replies outside your organisation
   1. Check Send replies outside your organisation
   2. Enter your automatic reply
8. Click Save
9. Office 365 will notify you automatic replies have been turned on
10. Close the Automatic replies notification
11. Close Settings 

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