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Using the Out of Office Assistant in Outlook

by on March 30th, 2010

The Out of Office Assistant is a feature in Outlook that lets people know that you will be out of the office by sending and automatic reply to anyone sending you messages while you are gone.

This feature only works in Outlook if you are connected to an Exchange Server, which most companies use to manage email.

In Outlook 2003 and 2007 to use the feature, go to the Tools Menu, then click Out of Office Assistant.

Select the option: I am currently out of the office and then type a message in the box below. While activated, when people send you emails, they will automatically receive the AutoReply message, so be sure to let people know when you will be back or whom to contact while you are gone.

When you return to the office, make sure you turn the Out of Office Assistant off when you use Outlook again. Normally, Outlook will ask you to reset it back to "in the office" when you login to Outlook. If not, just go back to Tools > Out of Office Assistant and select, I am currently in the office.

That's it!

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