Q5 Life

Out of office. On purpose.

Pick a date and a tone. Copy it, paste it, leave. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.

Use "back on" if you return later than the last day out, say after a weekend.

Tone
Where is this going?

Some companies do not allow outside links in auto-replies, so the work version leaves the link out.

Auto-reply

Email signature

Slack status

Pair it with the calendar icon and set it to clear on your return date.

LinkedIn

Set it up

Gmail

  1. Open Settings, the gear at top right.
  2. Choose See all settings.
  3. On the General tab, scroll to Vacation responder.
  4. Turn it on, set the dates, paste the message, save.

Outlook

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Go to Account, then Automatic replies.
  3. Turn them on and set the time range.
  4. Paste the message for inside and outside your organization, save.

Apple Mail on iCloud

  1. Sign in at iCloud.com and open Mail.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Choose Auto-reply.
  4. Turn it on, set the dates, paste the message, save.