Setting up an out-of-office message

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What you need to know

If you are absent for a few days (e.g. due to vacation, business trip, etc.), you can set up an automatic message to inform the senders of your emails.

What you have to do

  1. Log in with your HFU account to the OWA web interface at External link opens in a new window:mailbox.hs-furtwangen.de.

  2. Select the gear icon (top right) and “Options”, see Figure 2.1.

    • 2.1

  3. Now select “Automatic replies” under “E-mail”, see Figure 3.1.

  4. Now enter the time period and the corresponding texts, see Figure 4.1.

    • 4.1
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      Check the “Send automatic replies” option

      Enter the data

  5. Complete the process with “Save”, see Figure 5.1.

    • The out-of-office message is set up.

Problems or questions?