Turning on the Out of Office Assistant

• 1). From your inbox, click the File tab, then the Info tab and select "Automatic Replies (out of Office)." Select "Send Automatic Replies" in the Out of Office Assistant dialog box.
  
  
• 2). Set a date range for the Out of Office Assistant to run by selecting "Only send during this time range." Set the start time and the end time. To start using the Out of Office Assistant immediately, do not check "Only send during this time range," When you return, you will need to make sure to turn off the Out of Office Assistant.
  
  
• 3). Enter the message that you want to have automatically sent to people within your organization on the "Inside my organization" tab. Next, enter the message to be sent to people outside of your organization on the "Outside my organization" tab. Click "Apply."
  
  

Automatically Forward All Messages

• 1). Click "Rule,' "Add Rules" in the Out of Office Assistant dialog box.
  
  
• 2). Select "Messages Sent Directly to Me."
  
  
• 3). Check "Forward" and enter the email address of the recipient in the "To" field. Click "OK."
  
  

Automatically Delete All Messages

• 1). Click "Rule," then "Add Rules" in the Out of Office Assistant dialog box.
  
  
• 2). Select "Messages Sent Directly to Me."
  
  
• 3). Select "Delete." Click "OK."
  
  

Turning Off the Out of Office Assistant

• 1). From your inbox, click the File tab, then the Info tab and select "Automatic Replies (out of Office)."
  
  
• 2). Remove the check from "Send Automatic Replies" in the Out of Office Assistant dialog box.
  
  
• 3). Click "Apply."