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-[[Category:E-mail]]
+====== Setting an Out-of-Office Reply ======
 This wiki article explains how to set up an automated "away" message that will respond to any emails received while you are not in the office.
-__TOC__
-==Using Outlook==
+===== Using Outlook =====
-  - Click the '''File''' button located at the top of Outlook's main window. This will bring up a menu.
-  - Select '''Automatic Replies (Out of Office)'''. This will bring up a new window.
+  - Click the **File** button located at the top of Outlook's main window. This will bring up a menu.
-  - From the '''Automatic Replies''' window, you can customize your various automatic responses:
+  - Select **Automatic Replies (Out of Office)**. This will bring up a new window.
+  - From the **Automatic Replies window**, you can customize your various automatic responses:
   - The top section of the window turns the automatic reply service on and off, and can specify specific time ranges where it will be active.
-  - The bottom section allows you to customize your messages depending on their origin ('''Inside My Organization''' is any @econ.umd.edu address, while '''Outside My Organization''' is any other email address).
+  - The bottom section allows you to customize your messages depending on their origin (**Inside My Organization** is any @econ.umd.edu address, while **Outside My Organization** is any other email address).
-  - Once you have customized your automatic reply, select '''OK''' from the window. Your automatic reply has been set up.
+  - Once you have customized your automatic reply, select **OK** from the window. Your automatic reply has been set up.
-  - To turn off the service, go back to your '''File''' menu. Underneath the '''Automatic Replies (Out of Office)''' button, select '''Turn Off'''. This will disable the service.
+  - To turn off the service, go back to your **File** menu. Underneath the **Automatic Replies (Out of Office)** button, select **Turn Off**. This will disable the service.
+===== Using OWA (Webmail) =====
-==Using OWA (Webmail)==
+  - Log into **[[http://econ.umd.edu/owa|OWA (Webmail)]]**
-  - Log into '''[https://econ.umd.edu/owa OWA (Webmail)]'''
+  - Once in the main window, locate the **Options** button at the top-right, and select it. This will bring up a drop-down menu.
-  - Once in the main window, locate the '''Options''' button at the top-right, and select it. This will bring up a drop-down menu.
+  - Select **Set Automatic Replies...** from the drop-down menu. This will take you to the options page.
-  - Select '''Set Automatic Replies...''' from the drop-down menu. This will take you to the options page.
   - From the Automatic Replies page, you can customize your various automatic responses:
   - The top section of the window turns the automatic reply service on and off, and can specify specific time ranges where it will be active.
-  - The bottom section allows you to customize your messages depending on their origin ('''Inside My Organization''' is any @econ.umd.edu address, while '''Outside My Organization''' is any other email address).
+  - The bottom section allows you to customize your messages depending on their origin (**Inside My Organization** is any @econ.umd.edu address, while **Outside My Organization** is any other email address).
-  - Once you have customized your automatic reply, select '''Save'' on the bottom of the page. Your automatic reply has been set up.
+  - Once you have customized your automatic reply, select **Save** on the bottom of the page. Your automatic reply has been set up.
-  - To turn off the service, go back to '''Set Automatic Replies...'''. Select '''Don't send automatic replies''' and select '''Save'''.
+  - To turn off the service, go back to **Set Automatic Replies....** Select **Don't send automatic replies** and select **Save**.