How to set an out of office message on a shared mailbox
- Open outlook.office.com
- In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, click on your profile, then open another mailbox.
- Now type in the email address for the mailbox you wish to change the out of office message to. As you type, auto complete will show up, if you see your mailbox, you can click on it and then click open.

- You will now be directed in a new tab to that mailbox. In the upper right-hand corner, click on the gear icon next to your name.
- In the settings menu, click on Account, then Automatic replies
- Next, you will want to toggle on your Automatic replies to on.
- Next, select Send replies only during a time period, if you want to set automatic replies for only a specific time.
- From here, you can write your message for both internal and external contacts. Once you have finished that you may click save in the bottom right-hand corner of the pop up.

If you have any issues or questions with this process, please reach out to cpprit@ku.edu or by clicking on the New Ticket button in the upper right-hand corner of this screen if you are signed into our portal.