Luckily for you, my colleague *Name* generously offered to cover for me. You can reach him/her at *email*.
I pretty consistently just do “Greetings, I will be out of office from (date) to (date) with (limited/no) access to email. If you need assistance, please contact (boss) at (email address) – otherwise, I will follow up with you upon my return. Thanks!”
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You don’t have to disclose the specific reason for your absence in your out-of-office message. You can simply say “I’m on leave” or “I’m currently out of the office.” This goes for any reason you’re OOO.
Note: If you are using an older version of Outlook, such as Outlook 2007, go to Tools > Out of Office Assistant.
The message will be automatically triggered in response to any incoming text received while the away message is turned on. Like this:
For some telephone systems, your technology partner will need to manage your “holiday” schedule.
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Don’t beat around the bush! This is an expression that means you should get to the point. That is, you should make your message direct and brief. This will let the recipient quickly know that you’re not available and who they can contact instead. You can start with a simple greeting and then proceed to the message like in the following examples:
While creating auto responding emails it is vital to focus on the tone and language. It means:
Crafting an out of office message can be plenty of fun and we're about to show you how with our Mad Libs version!
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I’ll be back on [DAY OF WEEK], [DATE]. No explanations, no apologies, no promises to respond, no redirects to other colleagues. It works.
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If you’re not sure when you’ll return, don’t include dates. Simply direct them to a colleague.
I go with “offline” or “away” (away…to my couch). I like closing the door, though!