Set automatic replies for when your planning to be out of the office.
Outlook Desktop Client
- Click File > Automatic Replies
- Select the Send automatic replies radio button
- If you want the automatic replies to be between a certain time frame check off the Only send during this time range
- Ensure to record a message for either inside or outside organization or both
- If for example you want certain individuals emails or emails with certain subjects to not receive the automatic reply click Rules… > Add Rule…
- Create the rule and choose what you want it to do instead
- Click OK
Outlook Web Version
- Go to https://connect.uwaterloo.ca/owa and login with your WatIAM username (e.g., csmates) and its associated password
- Click the cog icon in the top-right corner and choose Options
- Under Mail > Automatic processing > Automatic replies, choose Send automatic replies and then type the message to be sent when people email your account in the text box
- Check or uncheck "Send replies only during this time"
- Check or uncheck “Send automatic reply messages to senders outside my organization”
- Click Save
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