Out of Office Message in Outlook.com

An out of office message is a message that is automatically sent as a reply when someone is absent. The notification states, for example, until when someone is gone or how he can be reached. Many people are afraid to turn on the absence notification. They are afraid that in this way they also let burglars know that they are not at home. This is based on a huge misunderstanding. It is of course the intention that you only let acquaintances know that you are not there. That is why this is built into the absence notification by default.

Turn on the absence notification like this:

• Open the website www.outlook.com.
• Log in with your details.
• Click the gear button at the top right.
• click on View all Outlook settings.
• Click on the left if necessary E-mail.
• click on Automatic Replies.
• Click on the option Enable automatic replies.
• If you like, you can set a period. For example, the time you are on vacation. In that case, place a check in front of Send replies only during this period and enter a start and end date.
• By default, Outlook.com sends the notifications to anyone you email. That is of course not useful. Therefore put a check in front Send replies only to contacts. Now only people you know will be notified of your absence.
• Enter the desired absentee text in the text field.
• click on Save.

From now on, Outlook.com will automatically reply to the people who email you. If you have specified a period, the notification will stop automatically. But if you have not done so, you must turn off the notification yourself. To do this, follow the steps above until you click Automatic Replies clicked. Then click Automatic replies are enabled > Save to disable the option.