How to use Outlook's auto reply features to free your vacation from email

July 30, 2014

Nothing can put a damper on your vacation like worrying about your email. While Gmail’s auto-responder is pretty easy to set, most people use Outlook at work.I’m going to show you how to use Outlook’s Automatic Replies feature to do some of the heavy lifting while you’re away so you can take back your vacation. And avoid getting the stink-eye from friends and family while you’re at it.You’ll even be able to set it days before you leave, so you won’t be scrambling around on your last day in the office.Setting up Automatic Replies To get started with Outlook’s built-in autoresponder, you’ll have to set some basic options first. These settings are available in both Outlook 2013 and the Outlook 365 web app (which is handy in case you forget to set your replies before you leave).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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