When taking a break from work or going on vacation, letting colleagues know you’re out of the office is important. Outlook allows users to set up automatic responses when receiving emails while away from the office. Whether you’ll be away for a week or a month, here are the steps to enable and disable out of office replies in Outlook.
When setting your options, you can choose the start and end times for when your message will be sent out. You can also choose to send replies to all external senders or just internal senders. Within the message box, compose your automatic message and click “OK” when finished.
To disable your automatic replies, click on File again, select “Automatic Replies” (or “Out of Office” for older versions), then un-check the “Send Automatic Replies” box. Click “OK” to save your changes.