If you use Outlook on the web (Outlook.com), you're able to set an automatic out-of-office message within the web interface's full Settings menu, according to Microsoft.

You can set the out of office reply feature in Microsoft Outlook when you'll be away from your email and want to alert people to your absence.

Type your "Out of Office" message as a new email message in Outlook Express. Press "Ctrl-S" to save it as a file on your computer.

The strategy: Information overload Cute out-of-office messages are the speciality of Jackie Siqueiros, director of people at Zocdoc in Soho.

Don’t let others wonder why you aren’t replying to emails. Here’s how to set an out-of-office reply in Outlook for Windows, Mac, and the web.

I will show you how to set up automatic general replies and specific messages for certain individuals when you are out of the office.

Before you type that out-of-office message, pause for a moment. Because you've been writing them all wrong. You've been oversharing, making promises you can't keep and far too vague.

If vacation had a starting bell, it should be the out-of-office message. More precisely, it should be the moment, defined by the click of a button, you turn on your out-of-office message, signaling ...

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