MS Outlook: Add an Automatic Reply (Out of Office Message)

How To...

Add an automatic reply message to an Outlook mailbox, this includes shared mailboxes.

Steps To Implement

  1. Visit office.com and login using your TCCD employee credentials
  2. Go to the Outlook app

For your main Outlook account, skip to Step 7 below, for a Shared Mailbox continue

  1. Click on your profile image (or placeholder image) on the top right
  2. Select Open another mailbox
  3. Enter the name or email address of the Shared Mailbox and select it. The shared box will open in a new tab
  4. Click the Settings cog on the top right and then click View all Outlook Settings

 

  1. Go to Mail > Automatic Replies
  2. Move the toggle to the left to turn Automatic Replies on

  1. Configure your automatic reply. If you would like to also send automatic replies to those outside of TCCD be sure to configure that message as well
  2. Click Save. You will see a confirmation message pop-up that Automatic replies are turned on
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