Setting up an Out of Office message in Outlook:

Step 1: Create a new mail message. You should type some text in this mail, for example: Out of Office AutoReply. Thank you for your email. I’m out of the office and will be back on or about the day I return. During this period I will have LIMITED access to my email. For immediate assistance please contact me on my cell phone at 867-5309.

Step 2: Click File Save As to save the message as an Outlook Template.

Step 3: Select "Outlook Template" and click the Save button.

Step 4: Close the mail message and Click Tools Rules and Alerts.

Step 5: Click New Rule.

Step 6: Select Check messages when they arrive and click the Next button.

Step 7: Check where my name is in the To box and click the Next button.

Step 8: Check reply using a specific template. And then click the label "a specific template" under "Step 2" to select the template.

Step 9: Select "User Templates in File System" on the right of "Look In", the template "Out of Office AutoReply" which you saved will be here. Select it and click the Open button.

Step 10: Click the Next button.

Step 11: Check except if it is an Out of Office message. Click the Next button.

Step 12: Type "Out of Office" in the edit box to regard it as a rule name. Click the Finish button. now your out of office reply/message should work.