How to create a rule to set up out-of-office replies If you have an email account that doesn't support automatic replies, you can use the following steps to set up a rule using the Outlook desktop app to respond to emails while you're away: Quick Tip: You can confirm whether your account supports out-of-office replies on File Info. If you don't see the Automatic Replies button, your account doesn't support the feature. If you see the button, then follow these steps to. Open Outlook. Click the New Email button. Use the 'From' drop-down menu and select the email address you want to set up with auto-replies. Compose a new email with the message people will receive, and don't forget the subject line.

Click on File. Select the Save As button. Use the 'Save as' type drop-down menu, and select the Outlook Template (.oft) option. Save the template in this location:%APPDATA% microsoft templates. Close the message composer.

On Outlook, click on File. Click on Info. Select your non-Outlook account using the drop-down menu. Click the Rules and Alerts button. In the 'Email Rules' tab, click the New Rule button. Under 'Start from a blank rule,' select the Apply rule on messages I receive option. Click the Next button.

If you'll be replying to every email you receive, make sure no option is selected under 'Which condition(s) do you want to check?' And click the Next button. Treepad alternatives for mac. Click the Yes button to confirm. Under 'What do you want to do with the message?' On 'Step 1,' select reply using a specific template. On 'Step 2,' click the a specific template link. Use the 'Look In' drop-down menu and select User Templates in File System option.

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Select the custom template that you created earlier. Click the Open button. Click the Next button in the Rules Wizard. Check any exception you may want to use. Click the Next button again. Specify a name for the rule.

For example, My Out-of-Office Rule. If you're ready to enable the rule, leave the Turn on this rule option checked. Click the Finish button. Once you've completed the steps, Outlook will start sending out-of-office replies automatically immediately, but it's important that you leave the Outlook app running while you're away. Otherwise, the rule won't work, because this is not an online service. If you didn't enable the rule using the above steps, you can turn it on File Info Manage Rules & Alerts, and in the Email Rules tab, make sure to check the rule you want to activate, and then click Apply and then OK.