Use automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

In the box at the bottom of the window, type a message to send to people during the time you're away. If you like, you can highlight your message and use the formatting options at the top of the box to …

If you're using a Microsoft Exchange account, go to Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook and follow the steps under “Set up an automatic reply.”

In Outlook for iOS and Android, you can set up Out of Office replies for Microsoft 365, Exchange, Exchange (Hybrid), and Outlook.com accounts. To set up out of the office replies, tap Settings, tap …

If you don't want the messages to go out right away, select Only send during this time range. Choose the dates and times you'd like to set your automatic reply for.

However, if you leave Outlook running while you're away, you can use rules to reply to your email messages automatically. Rules also allow you to forward emails to another account, mark messages …

You can send automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook for Mac whenever you want to let people who send you email know that you won’t be responding to their messages right away.

You can delay the delivery of an individual message by having it held in the Outbox for a specified time after you select Send. Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using.

If you choose to update your out of office details in Outlook, your changes will be reflected in Teams. To learn how to turn on or off an Outlook out of office reply, see Send automatic out of office replies …

To learn about the variety of ways in which you can share your calendar with others, see Share an Outlook calendar with other people. To learn how to send out of office replies, see Send automatic …