Adding Auto Reply for Out of Office Response

Published on September 1st 2021

Posted by: Don Guilbeault - IT Analyst

There are two ways to set up an Out of Office Automatic Reply when using Office 365. You can use Outlook, or the Outlook Web App.

Set up an Out of Office reply via Outlook

1. Open Outlook
2. Click File
3. Click Automatic Replies
4. Enter your Automatic Reply message
5. You can configure different automatic replies for senders inside or outside the organization. You can also choose to send Automatic Replies indefinitely, or during a specific time frame.

Set up an Out of Office reply via Outlook

1. Log into https://outlook.office365.com
2. Click the Settings cog on the top right:
3. Click Automatic Replies
4. Enter your Automatic Reply message
5. You can configure different automatic replies for senders inside or outside the organization. You can also choose to send Automatic Replies indefinitely, or during a specific time frame.