Outlook 2007 - Out of Office Message

[Guest]

Alright this might be a dumb question...but here goes!

As stated I am running Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, and this
is a personal computer, not currently connected to a server (e-mail server).

Since I will be on vacation (finally!) I would like to setup on 'out of
office' message to go out when I receive messages. Is this possible without
the use of an exchange server??

 

[Guest]

You should be able to set a rule, however you'd likely have to leave Outlook
up and running for the rule to process while you're gone.

Since I don't use Outlook 2007, there may be a utility, tool, or an ability
that it has that I haven't read about yet. If this is the case, someone else
will post and let you know.

 

[Srikanth]

Hi,

Your system must be on and Outlook 2007 must be open for th rule to work,
this is from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311107/en-us

Step 1 : Create a template
Step 2: Create a rule.

Step 1 : How to create a template.1. Open a new Outlook message.
2. On the Options tab, click Plain Text.
3. Type the information that you want to have in your reply message.
4. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Save As.
5. In the Save As dialog box, click to select the Outlook Template
check box in the Save as type list.
6. Type a name for your reply template in the File name box, and then
click Save.


Step 2: How to define a rule to send an automatic reply in Outlook 20071.
On the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts.
2. In the Rules and Alerts dialog box, click the New Rule button on
the E-mail Rules tab.
3. In the Rules Wizard under Start from a blank rule, click Check
messages when they arrive, and then click Next.
4. Under Which condition(s) do you want to check?, click to select the
Sent Only To Me check box or any other check box that you want, and then
click Next.
5. Under What do you want to do with the message?, click to select the
Reply using a specific template check box.
6. Under Step 2: Edit the Rule Description, click the underlined
phrase a specific template.
7. In the Select A Reply Template dialog box, click the template that
you saved in step 6 of the "How to Define an Automatic Reply Template"
section, and then click Open.
8. Complete the Rules Wizard instructions, click Finish, and then
click OK.



Srikanth

 

[Guest]

Thank you!! I will try this, I didn't necessarily want to leave Outlook
open, but there are worse things! Have a good day.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your quick reply!! It is much appreciated. Have a good day!