

This also means that if you want to set up an out of office reply in your Outlook, it needs to be connected to an Office 365 (Microsoft 365) or Exchange Server (work or school account). Thanks to this, if you are away and your Outlook is turned off (quite expected scenario), your automatic replies will be sent to those who email you. See our complete guide to automatic responses in Microsoft 365 How do out of office messages work?īefore I dive into the topic and present how to set up an out of office message, a few words on how they work.Īlthough you set up an out of office message in your email client, those settings are saved and handled by the email server. For the admin’s perspective, see this article.

Note: This article shows how to set up out of office messages from the user’s perspective.

Ideally, such a message will notify them how and when they will be able to reach you. You can easily set up out of office messages in Outlook, so that whenever someone emails you when you are e.g., on an annual leave, they will get an automatic reply. Out of office messages (OOF) are a type of automatic replies that are sent to your recipients when you are away or busy. : This blog post was updated on April 26, 2022.
