Office 2013 In Depth

Configuring an Autoreply Message

Outlook users who work in an Exchange Server environment at a corporation or institution, or who subscribe to Office 365 Small Business or Enterprise, can take advantage of the Automatic Replies command in the Outlook Backstage (on the Info window) to configure an automatic out-of-office reply. This reply goes out in response to any received messages. The autoreply message can be useful if you are going to be away for a period of time when you cannot check your Outlook email using another device.

When you select the Automatic Replies command, the Automatic Replies dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 27.16. To configure your automatic reply, select the Send Automatic Replies option button. You can then specify ...