Outlook: Automatic Replies
If out of the office for an extended timeframe, the Out of Office Assistant can be used to send automated responses to emails received.
View your Out of Office Assistant instructions in this brief video or take a look at the step by step instructions below.
Open Outlook and select the File tab.
Click on Automatic Replies.
In the Automatic Replies dialogue box,
- Select the radio button that says Send automatic replies.
- Set the time for these automatic replies to send.
- Messages can be created for emails received from SHSU email addresses, as well as outside SHSU email addresses.
- In the text box, write out the message Outlook should send.
- Click OK.