Setting Up an Out of Office Message
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Outlook 2016 Out of Office Assistant Video
Out of Office Reply Message
This feature can be used to send an automatic out-of-office-reply message letting the sender know the email they sent will not be read immediately. Note: Out of Office Replies only work if you are using Outlook through a network server.
- Click File and click the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) button.

- Click in the radio dial I am Currently Out of the Office.

- In the Auto Reply area type: I will be out of the office until (next Friday's date).
- Click OK.
- Begin and Send a new message to your partner with no Subject line or message text.
- The Out of Office message will be received shortly.
- After receiving the Out of Office reply, change your status back to I am Currently in the Office.
- Click File and click the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) button.
- Click in the radio dial I am Currently In the Office.
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Delete message from text area.
- Click OK.