Setting an Automatic Reply (Out of Office) in OWA

  1. Login to Office 365. 
  2. Open the Outlook app. Click on the Gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
  3. Click Account.
  4. Choose Automatic Replies.
  5. Choose Turn on automatic replies.
  6. From here, you can:
    1. Choose a date range for the reply. If you leave this unchecked, the reply will continue until you turn it off.
    2. Set Calendar options (if you choose a date range only)
    3. Decide if you want to send to internal users only, or to both internal and external email addresses.
    4. Compose a different message for internal users and external users. NOTE: If you choose to send to external users, you must have a message in the second box, even if you wish to send the same message to internal and external users.
  7. Once done, click Save. Your automatic reply is set.
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