Out of Office Outlook 2007

[ironchef1962]

I would like to use the out-of-office feature as an auto-reply function. It would be more beneficial than an auto-reply rule since the application would not have to be running. I would like, however, not to have the verbiage "out-of-office" show up is the outgoing message subject line. Is there any way this can be modified?

Thanks,

Rick

[saigasmith]

With the Out of Office assistant you can set the body of the message to whatever you'd like but you cannot modify the subject of the message that it sends out.

[Kaneto]

You are probably going to want to use a rule, in that case. Out-of-Office replies will always send a message with the Out-of-Office subject.

You'll want to start with a blank rule that checks messages when they arrive.

In Step 1: Select Condition(s), you can leave everything unchecked which will allow the rule to apply to all email. Alternatively you can opt for the "received in a specific date span" if you have a time frame in which the auto reply should occur. Make sure "on this machine only" is not checked so the rule will run even if Outlook is not open.

In Step 2: Select action(s), you want to pick "have server reply using a specific message". When you click on the specific message details, Outlook will open a New Message window. Fill out your desired subject and message body, and click Save & Close.

Click Finish and you're all set. Just turn the rule on when you want to apply.

-SW

[ironchef1962]

Originally Posted by Kaneto

You are probably going to want to use a rule, in that case. Out-of-Office replies will always send a message with the Out-of-Office subject.

You'll want to start with a blank rule that checks messages when they arrive.

In Step 1: Select Condition(s), you can leave everything unchecked which will allow the rule to apply to all email. Alternatively you can opt for the "received in a specific date span" if you have a time frame in which the auto reply should occur. Make sure "on this machine only" is not checked so the rule will run even if Outlook is not open.

In Step 2: Select action(s), you want to pick "have server reply using a specific message". When you click on the specific message details, Outlook will open a New Message window. Fill out your desired subject and message body, and click Save & Close.

Click Finish and you're all set. Just turn the rule on when you want to apply.

-SW

Thanks Guys. So based on the above, I will be able to deliver auto-replies even with Outlook not running as long as the "on this machine only" option is not selected? That makes my life a little easier. :-)