Create an out-of-office notice

Open Outlook 2003.
On the Tools menu, click Out of Office Assistant.
Click I am currently Out of the Office.
In the AutoReply only once to each sender with the following text box, type the message that you want to use to reply to others while you are out of the office.
This message might include the dates you will be gone, people to contact in your absence, and information about whether you will be checking e-mail. The notice is sent the first time a person sends you an e-mail message.
Create or modify any rules you would like to use for incoming e-mail. For information about creating rules, see Outlook Help.
Click OK.

Notes

By default, out-of-office notices are sent only to people in your company.
Each person in your company who sends you mail receives only one copy of the out-of-office notice.
You continue receiving e-mail messages and you can respond to them while your out-of-office notice is turned on. The next time you log on to your computer, you are prompted to turn off the notice.
You can also create an out-of-office notice by using Outlook Web Access. To access Outlook Web Access: from a computer connected to the Internet, navigate to your company's Remote Web Workplace, and then select Read my company e-mail.

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