Question

Gmail: Set up a vacation message

Answer 1

How to set up an out of office reply in Gmail
Desktop
1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
App
1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
4th step:
5th step:
Quick start guide: Desktop
Quick guide: App

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Can't check your Gmail inbox for a long time? Let your colleagues know when they can expect an answer..

Good business etiquette dictates that you notify email correspondents if you are unable to promptly respond to a message. So set up a vacation notice that will automatically send an email generated by you to all senders of incoming emails.

How to set up an out of office reply in Gmail

• Desktop
• App

Desktop

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open the Gmail website ( https://accounts.google.com/signin ) and log in with your account details. Then click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select " Settings ".

2nd step:

In the " General " category, scroll down to " Out of office notice ". Then select the option " Vacation Notice Enabled ".

3rd step:

Now make the appropriate settings. With " Last day " you can set a limited time period for the vacation notice. With the option " Send the vacation notice to my contacts only ", the note will only be sent to your saved contacts. This will prevent the note from being sent to newsletters and senders of spam emails. Once you have written your out-of-office reply, click on " Save changes ".

App

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Open the Gmail app on your smartphone and tap the three-line menu in the top left .

2nd step:

Then tap on " Settings ".

3rd step:

Then go to your Gmail address .

4th step:

Under the " General " category, tap on " Out of Office ".

5th step:

Now activate the setting by tapping the slider next to it. Then make all the settings you want. Under " End date " you can specify the day on which the setting is deactivated again. With the option " Send out-of-office notice to my contacts only " you prevent your out-of-office notice from being sent to senders of newsletters or spam, as this will only be sent to your saved contacts. Finally, tap on " Done " to save the settings.

Quick start guide: Desktop

1. Open the following link and log in with your Gmail account information: https://accounts.google.com/signin . Then click on the gear in the upper right corner and then select " Settings " from the menu.
2. In " General " scroll down to " Vacation Notice " and then click on the option " Activate Vacation Notice ".
3. Now make the required settings and write your out-of-office message. Then click on " Save changes ".

Quick guide: App

1. Open the Gmail app on your smartphone, tap the three-line menu in the top left and then select " Settings ".
2. Tap your e-mail address and then go to the " General " to " office reply ".
3. Now activate the setting by tapping the slider next to it. Now define all the appropriate settings and write a suitable text. Then tap " Done ".

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