Setting Up Out-of-Office Messages on Outlook Web Access

Activate your out-of-office message

1. Log in to OWA with your Active Directory (AD) username and password.
2. Your username is usually the part of your e-mail address before the @ symbol.
3. If you forget your AD password, you can reset it.
4. Open the Options menu in the top right corner of the page and click Out of Office Assistant.
5. Select Send Out of Office auto-replies and check Send Out of Office auto-replies only during this time period.
6. Select a Start time and an End time. Your message automatically turns on and off with the assigned dates.
7. Enter your message in the text field.
8. Click Save in the upper left corner next to the Mail icon. Both internal and external users receive this auto-reply.
9. If you don't want external users to receive the message, uncheck Send Out of Office auto-replies to External Senders and save again.

Create a custom message

1. Select Send Out of Office Assistant auto-replies to External Senders.
2. Select either Send Out of Office auto-replies only to senders in my Contacts list or Send Out of Office auto-replies to anyone outside my organization
3. Enter a customized message in the text field.
4. Click Save in the upper left corner next to the Mail icon.

Modify your message

1. Log in to the Out of Office Assistant as outlined above.
2. Modify the dates or message as needed.
3. Click Save in the upper left corner next to the Mail icon.