Out of Office/Vacation Message for E-Mail

Creation date: 11/26/2018 3:39 PM    Updated: 11/27/2018 12:06 PM   auto reply auto respond away message out of office vacation vacation responder
To set a vacation or out of office message for your e-mail, please perform the following steps:
  1. Go to www.gmail.com and login with your username (work e-mail address)  and password
  2. Once logged in, at the top right, click the Gear Icon then Settings 
  3. Scroll towards the bottom of the resulting screen until you see Vacation Responder on the left side. Select Vacation Responder On. Fill out the rest of the section appropriately. If you do not use an end date the message will stay
    on until you manually select
    Vacation Responder Off.
You can find a downloadable version of these instructions (with graphics) on the Brown Portal (Brown NationaLease employees only).
Use this category when experiencing issues with your e-mail. This can include problems with Microsoft Outlook or sending and receiving issues in general.