Setup an Automatic Reply on a Shared Mailbox

This article provides instructions on how to set up/ remove automatic replies on your shared mailbox. Automatic replies on the shared mailbox can be set up only using Outlook Web. Once the setup is complete and automatic replies are turned on in the shared mailbox in Outlook Web, anyone sending emails to this shared mailbox will receive the automatic reply set up during the process.

Steps to Set Up an Automatic Reply on the Shared Mailbox

  1. Log into the Outlook Web App using your UFV employee email credentials.
  2. At the top right of the screen, click on your initials.
  3. Select Open another mailbox.
    Outlook web app highlighting the option to open another mailbox

     
  4. In the window that pops up, type the shared mailbox name you want to open, select it, and click on Open. This will open your shared mailbox in a separate browser window if you have permission to this shared mailbox.
    Type the shared mailbox name to open another mailbox

     
  5. Once the shared mailbox opens, click on the Settings icon in the top right corner. 
    In the search bar, type automatic replies and click on the search result.
    Click on settings icons in the top right corner and search for automatic replies

     
  6. In the automatic replies settings windows, turn on the automatic replies using the toggle button.
    Turn on automatic reply using the toggle button

     
  7. Now, configure your automatic reply as needed and click Save.
    Configure your automatic reply as needed and click Save


Steps to Remove an Automatic Reply from the Shared Mailbox

  1. Follow steps 1- 5 in the above section "Steps to set up an automatic reply on the Shared Mailbox".
  2. In the automatic replies settings windows, turn off the automatic replies using the toggle button.
  3. Click Save.
    Turn off the automatic replies using the toggle button

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Article ID: 929
Created
Fri 12/4/20 12:11 PM
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Tue 2/6/24 2:04 PM

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