How do i setup a vacation in outlook

[lionelbob]

I'm a previous Lotus Notes user, Notes had a nifty vacation assistant, all
you had to do was enter the range of dates that you were going to be away,
enter a message for your automatic email reply, and that's it. Is there
something similar in Outlook. I've seen the out of office assistant, but
it's not very robust.

 

[Milly Staples - MVP Outlook]

Have you tried customising it? Use the Rules option to set up your options
in the Out of Office Assistant. Add Rules = set your time limits. Then go
back to the main window and add your message, e.g., "I will be out of the
office until MM DD, please contact my manager <first name, last name> if
you have an urgent matter. If you require immediate assistance, please call
<phone number>."

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, lionelbob asked:

| I'm a previous Lotus Notes user, Notes had a nifty vacation
| assistant, all you had to do was enter the range of dates that you
| were going to be away, enter a message for your automatic email
| reply, and that's it. Is there something similar in Outlook. I've
| seen the out of office assistant, but it's not very robust.