Outlook on the web

Create a signature and automatic reply

In Outlook.com or Outlook on the web, add a personal touch to every email with a signature or set an automatic reply when you're on vacation or out of office.

Create a signature

  1. Select Settings > Mail Compose and reply.

  2. Create your signature.

  3. Choose if you want to include your signature on new messages and messages you reply to or forward.

  4. Select Save.

Create an automatic reply

  1. Select Settings > Mail Automatic replies.

  2. Turn on automatic replies.

  3. If you want, choose to:

    • Set a start and end date

    • Block my calendar for this period

    • Automatically decline new invitations for events that occur during this period

    • Decline and cancel my meetings during this period

  4. Type your message.

  5. Choose if you want to send a response to people outside your organization. If so, type another message.

  6. Select Save.

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