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Do you want to know how to set up
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automatic replies in Outlook? Then you
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are at the right place as here is how to
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do so. Let's get started.
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This is the Windows Club. Email remains
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one of the primary forms of
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communication and if essential emails
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don't receive a reply on time, it can be
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frustrating. If you are on a vacation or
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holiday, it is crucial to let the person
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know you will respond later. This is
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where automatic replies come into the
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picture. In this video, we will share
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how you can set up automatic replies on
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outlook.com as well as in the Microsoft
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Outlook. It will send a pre-written
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email when you are not available to
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respond to emails. Let's get started.
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Set up automatic replies and
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outlook.com. To set up automatic replies
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or vacation reply in Outlook on the web,
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follow these steps. Open Outlook web and
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click on the settings icon on the top
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left. Scroll to the end and click on
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view all Outlook settings. Then select
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accounts and look for automatic replies.
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Toggle on turn on automatic replies.
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Then check the box for send replies only
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during a time period. Next, choose how
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long you want automatic replies to work.
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When you enable the start and end date,
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there are three actions you can set up.
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Block calendar for that period.
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Automatic decline new invitations for
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events that occur in that period.
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Decline and cancel meetings during this
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period. Now, choose to compose a message
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where you can add details on where you
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are and whom to contact in case of your
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absence. Lastly, you can choose to reply
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to only contacts in your address book.
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Fun fact, it was also known as out of
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office or vacation reply. Two essential
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things to be careful about here.
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Number one, do not keep choosing reply
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to only contacts option. It makes sure
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you are protecting your privacy by not
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sending out information to emails from
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non-conts, especially junk emails.
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Number two, while you can skip selecting
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a duration, but then it will be keeping
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working even when you are back. So, it's
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best to have a dedicated date setup. The
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automatic replies will turn off on its
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own on the end date. All your emails
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will be marked as unread.
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Set up automatic replies in Microsoft
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Outlook. To set up automatic replies in
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Microsoft Outlook, open Microsoft
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Outlook and click on the file tab in the
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top left corner. You will see the
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account information panel. Under the
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info tab, you will see automatic
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replies. Click on it to open its
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configuration box. Select the option to
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send automatic replies and configure the
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settings as required. Turn on automatic
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replies in the new Outlook app. To turn
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on automatic replies in the Outlook app,
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click the new Outlook app. Click on the
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three dots in the top right corner and
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select settings. Click on accounts. Then
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select automatic replies. Enable
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automatic replies on. Select the date
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time interval where automatic replies
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should be sent and draft the reply you
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want and click on save. So that's it.
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