Whether you’re away for a week or an entire month, setting up an out of office message is a great way to keep your teammates informed about your absence. Microsoft Teams makes it easy to set up an out of office status message to notify your colleagues and contacts that you’re out of the office.
To set up an out of office message in Microsoft Teams, you’ll need to access the Team’s settings. Go to the General tab in Settings and click on Out of Office. From there, you can enter the start and end dates for your out of office time. Then, you can set a reply only during that time frame.
If you plan to go on a vacation, for example, you might need to set up an out of office message so that your coworkers and valued clients know that you’ll be unavailable. Keeping up with multiple emails can be tricky, and leaving work unfinished can be a definite no-no. Luckily, setting up an out of office message in Team’s Settings is a quick process.
Once you’ve set up an out of office message in Teams, you can edit the message and send it to your contacts as an automatic reply. You can also turn on and off automatic replies, schedule the messages, and change the messages for different contacts.
If you need to leave for a conference, you can easily set up an out of office message so that people can contact you during that time. This feature is particularly useful for clients who may not be able to respond to your emails quickly.