Office 365 (Apple Mail) - Set a vacation message (out of office)

This document explains how to set a vacation message using Apple Mail. These instructions are for Mac OS 10.9, but are likely to be similar for Mac OS 10.5-8.

Note: The account you are configuring must be an Office 365 account and configured via Exchange.

  1. Start Mail.
  2. Right-click on any folder and select "Get Account Info." The account information screen will appear.

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  3. Click the "Out of Office" tab and enter the desired preferences:
    • Send Out of Office replies: place a check mark in this box and select "While scheduled" from the select box.
    • Starting change to the desired start date/time - IMPORTANT: this setting cannot be a future date. If you want to set this vacation message to start sometime in the future, use Outlook Web App.
    • Ending change to the desired end date/time
    • Internal Reply: type the response that you want to send to anyone within UW-Madison Office 365 user base
    • External Reply: type the response that you want to send to anyone outside UW-Madison Office 365 user base.
  4. Close the window. Your account will now send automatic replies.

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Keywords:Apple mail office 365 o365 vacation message out of office automatic mac osx os x ooto autoreply auto-reply autoreplies auto-replies auto reply automatically   Doc ID:42926
Owner:Help Desk KB Team .Group:DoIT Help Desk
Created:2014-08-15 12:38 CSTUpdated:2021-10-07 13:44 CST
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