

You can even untick the “Auto-reply…” box if you don’t want to send them an automatic reply while you’re away. You can copy what you typed in for Inside My Organization or you can put something else for people outside your organization. This is for people outside your company such as clients and suppliers. Set your automatic out of office reply under the Outside My Organization tab.If you don’t have one, check out our guide on how to add an email signature in Outlook. If you have a signature, you might want to paste it below your message. Note: Outlook does not attach your signature when it sends automatic replies. This will be the automatic response sent to people from your company who email you while you’re away.


If you don’t see the words, “Connected to: Microsoft Exchange” at the bottom of your Outlook window, check out our article on how to set up out of office in Outlook with an IMAP/POP3 account. Note: The following steps are for users with a Microsoft Exchange account. Office replies on the Microsoft Outlook desktop app, go to File > Automatic How to Set Up an Out of Office Reply in the Outlook Desktop App Here’s how to set up an automatic out of office reply in the Microsoft Outlook desktop app and the web version. These automatic replies let people who email you know that you are not available to reply to their messages. If you’re going away on vacation, it’s very useful to set an automatic “out of office” reply for your emails.
