---
title: "Out-of-Office Notes in Outlook 2007"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/out-of-office-notes-in-outlook-2007
lang: en
description: "Are you away from the office for an extended period and need to inform your clients? Set up your out-of-office note directly in Outlook."
author: "Fiona Allan"
published: 2011-05-13T08:48:37+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T07:13:45+00:00
---

# Out-of-Office Notes in Outlook 2007

Article title: Out of Office Notes in Outlook 2007 Excerpt 1 of 1: Who hasn’t experienced this? Hardly have you taken a few days off when your Outlook mailbox is overflowing and you can no longer keep up with reading the emails. Many of these messages are inquiries that may already be outdated by the time you read them.

There is a solution to this problem – the Out of Office Assistant in Outlook 2007. Using the Out of Office Assistant, you can have emails answered automatically. To use the Out of Office Assistant, you must use the Microsoft Exchange Server as your mail server.

This is usually the case in corporate networks.

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## How to Get the Out of Office Assistant to Work for You

-   In the Inbox, click the main menu item **Tools**.
-   In the expanded menu, click **Out of Office Assistant**.

The **Out of Office Assistant** dialog box opens:

-   Select **I am currently out of the office**.
-   In the text box labeled **Send the following automatic reply to each sender\*\*\*\*sent**, enter your desired response text.
-   Click **OK**.

This way, you can go on vacation with peace of mind and not have to worry about your emails. When you return from vacation and start Outlook for the first time, you will be immediately reminded that the out-of-office note is active and asked if you want to deactivate it now. Click **OK** and everything is back to normal.