Use automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

Use automatic replies in Outlook on the web to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

If you don't want the messages to go out right away, select Only send during this time range. Choose the dates and times you'd like to set your automatic reply for.

Before you set up an out of office or automatic reply in Outlook, you'll need to know your Outlook account type. The steps you'll follow will depend on whether you have a Microsoft Exchange Outlook …

In Outlook for iOS and Android, you can set up Out of Office replies for Microsoft 365, Exchange, Exchange (Hybrid), and Outlook.com accounts. To set up out of the office replies, tap Settings, tap …

If you see a button that says Automatic Replies, see Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook. Otherwise, use the following steps to create a template to reply to messages and set up Outlook to …

You can send automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook for Mac whenever you want to let people who send you email know that you won’t be responding to their messages right away.

In Outlook.com or Outlook on the web, add a personal touch to every email with a signature or set an automatic reply when you're on vacation or out of office. Create a signature

To learn about the variety of ways in which you can share your calendar with others, see Share an Outlook calendar with other people. To learn how to send out of office replies, see Send automatic …

With Outlook on the web, save yourself time by creating a signature for your emails, and turn on automatic replies when you're on vacation or want to let people know you will be slow to reply to email.