How to Create Automatic Vacation Responders

How To Create Automatic Vacation Responders

1. To start, open a web browser and go to Gmail http://www.gmail.com/

2. Click on the small gear icon in the upper right hand corner of the Gmail window (1). In the drop-down menu that appears, select "Settings" (2). 

3. Once the settings web page loads, scroll down to the bottom to the "Vacation Responder" section (see below). 

• Click "Vacation Responder On" and enter "Out Of Office (automatic reply)" for the subject.

• Select the dates that you will be away. Make sure you check the "Ends" box and enter the ending date.

The vacation notice will start at 12:01AM of the first day, and end at 11:59pm on the day of the End day. If you specify the end date of your vacation as July 19th, it means that the responder turns off at midnight, between July 19th and July 20th. 

Once this is completed, click "Save Changes" at the bottom. 

You are done.

NOTE:

*Gmail will send a response to anyone who contacts you. An automatic response is NOT sent every time one person sends you several e-mails. After four days from the first auto response, if that person contacts you again and your vacation responder is still enabled, another out of office response will be sent.

*If you've enabled a personalized signature in your settings within the Gmail Web Interface, Gmail will automatically append it to the bottom of your vacation response.

*Please refer to the suggested Standardize Vacation Response Page.

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