Setting Up Out-of-Office Messages
To make it easier for you when you’re enjoying your time off, you can set up emails that will automatically send when you receive a message. That way, you can automatically inform your colleagues or clients that you’re away from the office.
Here’s how to set up your OOF emails on both Outlook and Gmail.
Outlook
It’s easy to set up automatic out-of-office emails on Outlook. Let’s take a look at how:
- Open Outlook and select "File" > "Automatic Replies (Out of Office)."
- Click the option "Send automatic replies."
- Choose the dates for your out-of-office message to go out and
- You can set different versions for people inside and outside your organisation, to activate either simply enter your message into the text box for each tab
- Click "OK" to save your settings.
For more information, please refer to Microsoft's help page.
Gmail
Setting up your out-of-office emails on Gmail is simple. Just follow these steps:
- Open Gmail and click on "Settings" > "See all settings."
- On the General tab, scroll down to "Out-of-Office AutoReply."
- Select "Out of Office AutoReply on."
- After writing your message, decide which dates you want it to go out and specify who should receive the content.
- Click "Save Changes."
For more information, please refer to Google's help page.
