Microsoft moved some of the Outlook Settings in 2024. So, I figured it is time to update the Out of Office video. The overall concept is still the same. The biggest difference is where to start. These instructions work for New Outlook and Outlook on the Web.
Well, hopefully you saw in the video, set it in one place and it feeds to the other. I prefer Outlook since it has more formatting options for the email. 😊 Love the humor of leave it and don't bother. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Hi, I also use multiple accounts both business and free ones for personal accounts. All of them had automatic replies. So I did some digging. According to the Microsoft forums the two reasons that could impact the option to see Out of Office is: 1. The admin for the company turned the option off. 2. It could be a cached issue when using the desktop version of Outlook. But I have a possible workaround for you. You can also set Out of Office in Teams and there is a two way sync between Teams and Outlook for the message. In Teams go to the upper right corner and click the 3 dots for settings and more next the the circle icon with initials or your picture. Choose Settings > On the general tab the first option should be Out of office. Click Schedule.
The settings in M365 are not under the profile icon (avatar) it is under the gear icon ⚙️. So, as I did some testing the only time I don't see an avatar is when using Outlook desktop so I am going to make an educated guess that is where you are at. The gear is 5th item from the right (X, Square, Dash, Lightbulb, Gear). If that still does not work, I suggest trying on Outlook for the web which is what I show in my video. I happen to be in the habit of using the web app for everything because the old version of Outlook desktop was missing a few features that I use daily.
Microsoft moved some of the Outlook Settings in 2024. So, I figured it is time to update the Out of Office video. The overall concept is still the same. The biggest difference is where to start. These instructions work for New Outlook and Outlook on the Web.
The video i am looking for. Thanks.
You are very welcome! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season.
Out of office kills me these days. Do I set it Teams? Do I set it Outlook?
Or do I just leave and not bother. Cheers for the upload, Heather!
Well, hopefully you saw in the video, set it in one place and it feeds to the other. I prefer Outlook since it has more formatting options for the email. 😊 Love the humor of leave it and don't bother. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Good video, but after Accounts -> i only find 'signatures' in new outlook. What can be the reason for this? I use 4 mailboxes in outlook.
Hi, I also use multiple accounts both business and free ones for personal accounts. All of them had automatic replies. So I did some digging. According to the Microsoft forums the two reasons that could impact the option to see Out of Office is: 1. The admin for the company turned the option off. 2. It could be a cached issue when using the desktop version of Outlook.
But I have a possible workaround for you. You can also set Out of Office in Teams and there is a two way sync between Teams and Outlook for the message. In Teams go to the upper right corner and click the 3 dots for settings and more next the the circle icon with initials or your picture. Choose Settings > On the general tab the first option should be Out of office. Click Schedule.
I dont have my avatar in the top for some reason, so I can never get past the first step
The settings in M365 are not under the profile icon (avatar) it is under the gear icon ⚙️. So, as I did some testing the only time I don't see an avatar is when using Outlook desktop so I am going to make an educated guess that is where you are at. The gear is 5th item from the right (X, Square, Dash, Lightbulb, Gear).
If that still does not work, I suggest trying on Outlook for the web which is what I show in my video. I happen to be in the habit of using the web app for everything because the old version of Outlook desktop was missing a few features that I use daily.