Purdue Fort Wayne- Setting up a vacation rule in Outlook

Overview

Outlook gives their users a vacation rule when they are out of town.

Instructions

The steps for setting up a vacation rule (automatic out-of-office replies) in Outlook:

1. Click File in the upper-left corner of Outlook (2016-2019).
2. Select Automatic Replies in the Account Information section.
3. Choose to send automatic replies during a specific time range (optional).
4. Specify your message for out-of-office replies within the Office 365 system.
5. Decide whether to auto-reply to people outside your organization (based on their email addresses).
6. Click OK to activate the rule.

Remember to test the rule by sending messages to your @pfw.edu address from both inside and outside sources. For additional assistance, go to Sending Automatic Out of Office Replies from Outlook. 

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