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Adding or Removing an Out of Office Reply

The steps given below use Outlook Web App to configure Out of Office settings.

Setting Up an Out Of Office Reply Using Outlook Web App (OWA)

  1. Log on to Office Outlook Web App at https://mail.colostate.edu using your eName and ePassword
  2. Click the "Options" link in the top right corner and select "See All Options".
  3. Click the "Tell people you're on vacation" link on the right (under the "Shortcuts to other things you can do" subheading).
  4. Click the "Send automatic replies" radio button
  5. (Optional): You can specify the start and end dates for when you will be out of the office. If you do not specify a time, the out of office message will start as soon as you click save.
  6. Enter a message to be automatically sent to users within your organization (in this case, to CSU users).
  7. If you would also like to send an auto reply to users outside of the organization, mark the "Send automatic reply messages to "External Senders" checkbox. Choose the appropriate option to send replies only to senders on your Contacts list or to anyone outside of the organization. If you do not know what to choose, it's recommended that you select the "Reply to all senders outside my organization" option.
  8. Enter the text to be included in the reply message to senders outside of the organization.
  9. Click "Save" in the lower-right corner to save your settings.
  10. Click "My Mail" link in the upper-right corner to return to your mailbox.

Note that the Out of Office Reply settings you make in Outlook Web App are also reflected in the client version of Outlook when you login to your account.

Turning Off Your Out Of Office Reply Using Outlook Web App (OWA)

  1. Log on to Office Outlook Web App at https://mail.colostate.edu using your eName and ePassword
  2. Click the "Options" link in the top right corner and select "See All Options".
  3. Click the "Tell people you're on vacation" link on the right (under the "Shortcuts to other things you can do" subheading).
  4. Click the "Don't send automatic replies" radio button.
  5. Click "Save" in the lower-right corner to save your settings.
  6. Click "My Mail" link in the upper-right corner to return to your mailbox.

Note that the Out of Office Reply settings you make in Outlook Web App are also reflected in the client version of Outlook when you login to your account.