Updated September 15, 2017 Launch Microsoft Outlook from the Start Menu. Click “New E-mail.” Click “Plain Text.” Enter the message for your out-of-office reply in the main body of the text. Click “File,” then “Save As.” Click the “Save as type” list and select “Outlook Template.” Enter a name such as “out of office” and click “Save.” Click “File,” then “Info.” Click “Rules and Alerts,” then “New Rule.” Click “Start from a blank rule,” then “Check messages when they arrive,” then “Next.” Set “Sent Only to Me” in the conditions list and click “Next.” Select “Reply using a specific template,” then choose “Specific template” on the next page as well. Click “Select a Reply Template.” Choose the template you already created and click “Open.” Click “Finish,” then “OK.” All e-mails will now have the out-of-office reply. Disable it in “Rules” to switch it off. Writer Bio
