How to Configure an Out of Office Response for a POP Account on Outlook
The Microsoft Outlook application includes a built-in "Out of Office Reply Assistant", but the feature is only available for email accounts on a Microsoft Exchange server. People who use Outlook to check messages on a POP account can still configure an out-of-office response, but it you must set it up through an Outlook rule.
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Instructions
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Launch the Microsoft Outlook application and log in to your POP email account.
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Click on the "New" button at the top of the screen to open a new message window.
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Enter the text that you want to use for your out-of-office response message in the body section of the email.
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Go to the "File" menu and select "Save As". Set the file type as a "Document Template" and then hit "Save".
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Go to the "Tools" menu at the top of the window and choose "Rules and Alerts".
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Click on the "New Rule" button and choose to create a blank rule.
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Highlight the option labeled "Check messages when they arrive" and hit "Next".
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Check the box next to "Received in a specific date span" and select the dates for which you want to activate the out-of-office response. Click "Next".
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Check the box next to "Reply using a specific template" and choose to use the template you created earlier.
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Press "Finish" to save the rule settings and enable the out-of-office response.
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