Click the calendar icon on the bottom of your screen.

Here’s how to take care of your calendar updates, either on mobile or desktop. It’s also important to update your Outlook calendar so work colleagues (crossed fingers) won’t add you to meetings while you’re out. You can’t go full throttle into vacation mode just yet. Outlook tip #3 | Out-of-office calendar updates Once you return to the office, you’ll be prompted to discontinue your automatic replies.

Click the ‘OK’ button to save your updates.

Next, write brief out-of-office replies to those inside your organization (first tab) and/or those outside of your organization (second tab).

Enter start and end times (day/hour) when you’ll be out of the office.

Inside the pop-up box, click the second option from the top (‘send automatic replies’).

Next, select the Automatic Replies (Out of Office) button.

Click the file tab within Outlook to view your account information.

To set up out-of-office notifications on your desktop, just follow these steps: Outlook tip #2 | Out-of-office desktop setup (NOTE: Remember to un-toggle the Automatic Replies button after you return to the office).

Click ‘Reply to everyone’ or ‘Reply only to my organization.’ Enter your out-of-office reply in the text box.

Next, toggle your Automatic Replies to the ‘on’ position.

Inside the sidebar menu, click the settings/gear icon and scroll until you find your mail account.

Click the Menu icon at top left (if you don’t see the icon, click on your Inbox heading to open a sidebar menu).

If you don’t have the app, it’s easy to install via your phone’s app store.

The simplest method is to open your Outlook mobile app.

Outlook tip #1 | Out-of-office mobile setup But if it means fewer emails while you’re away, it’s a smart step to take.

In the world of popular Outlook training tips, learning to set up your out-of-office notifications may seem like a minor thing. Did you remember to set up your Out of Office in Outlook? It’s finally vacation time and you’ve just stepped on the plane that will take you away from it all.

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