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1.5. Turn on "Out Of Office"

For Microsoft Office Outlook 2010:

1. Click the File tab, and then click the Info tab in the menu.
2. Click .Automatic Replies (Out of Office)
3. In the Automatic Replies dialog box, select the Send Automatic Replies check box.
4. If you want to specify a set time and date range, select the Only send during this time range check box.  Then set the Start time, and then set the End time.
5. In the Inside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send within your organization, and in the Outside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send outside your organization.
6. Click OK.
7. If you selected the "Only send during this time range" option in step 4, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) feature will continue to run until the date and time set for the End Time in step 5 is reached. Otherwise, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) will continue to run until you repeat step 1 and select the "Do not send automatic replies" option.

For Microsoft Office Outlook 2007:

1. On the Tools menu, click Out of Office Assistant....
2. In the dialog box, select the check box.Out of Office AssistantSend Out of Office auto-replies
3. If you want to specify a set time and date range, select the Only send during this time range check box.  Then set the Start time, and then set the End time.
4. In the Inside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send within your organization, and in the Outside my organization tab, type the message that you want to send outside your organization.
5. Click OK.
6. If you selected the "Only send during this time range" option in step 4, the Out of Office Assistant feature will continue to run until the date and time set for the End Time in step 5 is reached. Otherwise, the Out of Office Assistant will continue to run until you repeat step 1 and select the "Do not send Out of Office auto-replies" option.

For Microsoft Office Outlook 2003:

1. On the Tools menu, click Out of Office Assistant....
2. In the dialog box, click .Out of Office AssistantI am currently Out of the Office
3. In the AutoReply only once to each sender with the following text box, type the message that you want to send while you are out of the office.
4. Click OK.
5. The Out of Office Assistant will continue to run until you repeat step 1 and select the "I am currently In the Office" option.