1 week Ago By USA TODAY
You deserve a break. Whether it’s for the end-of-year holidays, to spend some time or you want a few days to yourself on a or staycation, you've earned some time off. Before you go, don’t forget to let your coworkers or clients know you won’t be responding to their emails or messages! Many companies use an internal messaging system like Teams or Slack, so that’s a useful place to start when setting an out of office message.
If you want to take your disconnecting from work to another level, consider also on your iPhone that hides any work-related notifications on your phone. OOO stands for “out of office.” This terminology can be used if you’re on leave, taking a day off, traveling or stepping out temporarily.
OOO messages are automatic replies that will let people know you won’t be replying or will be delayed in responding. If you’re using software from the Microsoft suite of tools, one of the easiest ways to set your OOO is on Teams. Click on your profile picture in the upper right-hand corner of the app.
Click Click Toggle on the setting. Put in your custom out-of-office message. Click You can also set the message to send during a specific time frame or create a separate message to send to people not part of your company.
If you use Teams and Outlook, your status will also sync from the messaging platform to your email, but you can also set it in the Outlook app. Click on your menu bar. Click Some of the steps might vary depending on which version of the software you're using and if you're accessing the service via a browser instead of the apps.
If so, visit for more specific details. To set an OOO in Gmail: Click the settings gear. Click Scroll down until you find Turn the setting on and fill out the message box.
To set up your out-of-office message in Click on your profile picture. Click Select Fill out the date range and add a message..
