How do I setup an "Out of Office" reply in Outlook Express?

Answer 1

The Out of Office Assistant is a feature of Microsoft Outlook that enables you to automatically reply to e-mail messages from people who send you mail when you are not available. Outlook Express does not have this functionality. To simulate the functionality of an Out of Office Assistant in Outlook Express you must first create an out of office message, and then an out of office rule. Additionally, it is important to remember that this function only works while Outlook Express is running and logged on to the e-mail server.

Answer 2

II think it works the same as in regular Outlook: on the toolbar, click on "Tools" and scroll down to the "Out of Office Assistant." A dialog box will pop up where you can enter the message you want people to see when they receive your Out-of-Office message. (Note: you can set up this message ahead of time; Outlook saves it under the assumption that it's the same message you want to use every time you go on a trip or something, so you don't have to type it in every time) The bottom half of the dialog box is where you can select rules for message handling: you can set Outlook to forward all your messages to another email address or save important email that you're waiting for but won't be around to read into a specific folder that you designate. When you're ready to go on your business trip or whatever, you open up the Out Of Office Assistant again and click on the check box next to "I am out of the office" and the program will take it from there. Just remember to click on "I am in my office" when you return; otherwise, people will still get your message and think you're on your trip.

Answer 3

Go to your options menu. Click on the out of office assistant and type your message.

Answer 4

Just go to tools and select out of office assistant. This walks you though everything you need.