Below are instructions for turning out
of office auto response on and off. The first set is for screen reader or
keyboard users. The second set comes from Microsoft�s website and contains
screen shots.
For screen reader/keyboard users:
1. Hit
alt followed by f followed by I to get to the info tab
2. Tab
until you get to the automatic replies button and hit enter. A dialog box will
pop up.
3. Hit
the down arrow to choose the send automatic replies radio button
- If
you want to specify a set time and date range, select the Only send during this time range check
box. Then set the Start time, and then set the End time.
5. You
can set seprate messages for people inside IDB and
outside IDB. Tab to the inside my organization tab and hit the right arrow to
select outside of my organization. Then you can shift-tab to enter your message
forrecipients outside IDB. Tab back to the outside of
my organization tab and hit the left arrow to change the edit field back to the
internal message.
6. When
you are finished, tab over to the OK button and hit enter
7. If
you did not set a time frame for your out of office
message, you will need to go back into this dialog box to turn out of office
auto responses off again.�
How to turn on �Automatic Replies (Out of
Office)� or the �Out of Office Assistant�
1.
Click the File
tab, and then click the Info tab in the menu.
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Outlook File Menu Snapshot
2.
Click Automatic
Replies (Out of Office).
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Outlook 2013 Out Of Office feature Snapshot
3. In the Automatic Replies dialog box,
select the Send Automatic Replies check box.
4. If you want to specify a set time and date
range, select the Only send during this time
range check box. Then set the Start time, and then set the End
time.
5. In the Inside my organization tab, type
the message that you want to send within your organization, and in the Outside
my organization tab, type the message that you want to send outside your
organization.
6. Click OK.
7. If you selected the �Only send during this
time range� option in step 4, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office)
feature will continue to run until the date and time set for the End Time in
step 5 is reached.
Otherwise, the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) will continue to run until you
repeat step 1 and select the �Do not send automatic replies� option.
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