Overview
- How to: Set Automatic or Out of Office Replies for Shared Mailboxes
- Task: This article will help you set up your shared mailbox with an automatic reply
- Prerequisites: User must have permissions for the mailbox
Instructions
Create a guide in the chronological order our users will perform these actions. Avoid skipping steps (even if the next action may seem obvious) or describing more than one major action in a single step. Whenever there is a need, explain what the user should expect to happen after they perform an action.
- Visit this URL: https://outlook.office.com/mail/
- Sign in there if not already signed in
- Click on the account icon in the top right (next to the lightbulb) and then Click on “Open another mailbox"
- Type in the mailbox name
- Click open
- Click on the Settings Cog in the top right corner (on the other side of the lightbulb)
- Click on “Automatic replies”
Once completed, you can set an automatic response for a range of dates.
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