Planning to be out of the office for extended period(s) over the holiday? Don’t forget to set your Out of Office email (a.k.a. Vacation email). Follow the steps below in Office 365 to automatically email the sender. NOTE: The sender will receive your email once during the period you select.
Setting up your Out of Office Message
- Log into Office 365 from http://mail.duke.edu.
- You must select the Outlook application tab at the top right of your screen (vs. being inside of your calendar, etc.).
- Select the gear
at the upper right corner of your screen (just to the right of your name).
- Select Options.
- Select Set up an automatic reply message. You can specify the time period automatic replies should be sent and can even customize a note for anyone outside of our organization.
- Fill in the text of your automatic reply and click Save.
Questions? University customers can contact the OIT Service Desk. Duke Medicine customers can contact the Duke Medicine Service Desk at (919) 684-2243.
