Add Out of Office reply to a Shared Mailbox

This article describes how to set automatic "out of office" replies on a user's mailbox in Microsoft Office 365.

Step 1) With a web browser open your email and log into your Office 365 email account

• <starid>@minnstate.edu
• <starid>@go.minnstate.edu

Step 2) Open the shared mailbox.

• OR to add a shared email account.
• Now click on your profile picture in the upper right hand corner.  Now click on Open another mailbox.

 

 

• Type the email address you would like to open
   

    

 

Step 3) Click on the gear icon located in the upper right corner of your Outlook inbox.

Step 4) Select "View all Outlook settings." 

 

     

 

Step 5) Choose "Mail" > "Automatic replies."

Step 6) Click on the black and white slider next to "Turn on automatic replies." 

Step 7) Select the boxes next to the settings you want to enable for your automatic replies. 

Step 8) Type an "out of office" message of your choice. 

 

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Step 9) Click "Save".

Summary:

This article is used to inform users of how to set up automatic Out of Office reply.