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Did you know that you could how to Set Up Out-of-Office Replies or an auto-reply for your Apple mail? This includes email addresses with iCloud,.me, and.mac. You can also tell it when to start and stop! iCloud.com is used for this. This video for Apple Mail shows you how to set up an auto-reply or a “out of office” reply.
In this video, we’ll look at how to set Apple Mail to automatically reply when you’re out of the office. You have an Apple mail account if you have a dot Mac account, an iCloud account, or a.me account. icloud.com is the place to go if you want to set up an out-of-office reply or an automatic reply. This can’t be done with the Mail app on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. You have to use icloud.com to do this. Let’s see what we can do. Come with me to my Mac.
How to Create an Out-of-Office Reply Using Mail Rules
- Launch the Apple Mail app.
- From the menu bar, select Mail -> Preferences….
- Select the Rules tab.
- In the Rules dialog box that appears, click the Add Rule button and give the rule an identifiable description, such as “Out of Office Reply”.
- Leave the default “any” selection in “If any of the following conditions are met”.
- For the initial condition, select Account from the first dropdown menu, and then choose the email account that you want your out-of-office rule to apply to from the condition’s second dropdown menu.
- In the second condition under “Perform the following actions:”, select Reply to Message from the dropdown menu.
- Now click Reply message text….
- In the input window that appears, type the text you want to appear in the automatic response email that will be sent when you’re away.
- Click OK to close the input window when you’re done.
- Click OK to close the Rules dialog box
How to Set Up Out-of-Office replies in iCloud Mail
- Open a browser and navigate to www.icloud.com.
- Log in using your iCloud credentials and then click on the Mail icon.
- When your Mail screen loads, click the cog icon in the lower left corner of the window and select Preferences… from the popup menu.
- Click the Vacation tab and check the box next to “Automatically reply to messages when they are received”.
- Using the calendar dropdowns, click on a Start date and an End date between which you’d like your out-of-office replies to remain active.
- Lastly, enter the text of your automatic reply into the input box, and then click Done.
FAQ
Can I put an out of office on my iCloud email?
Log in using your iCloud credentials and then click on the Mail icon. When your Mail screen loads, click the cog icon in the lower left corner of the window and select Preferences… from the popup menu. Click the Vacation tab and check the box next to “Automatically reply to messages when they are received”.
Why isn’t my Auto-Reply working in Apple Mail?
If your reply rule still isn’t working, try deleting and recreating it. Mail must be open before it can automatically forward or reply to messages. If you want to send automatic replies when Mail isn’t open—like when you’re on vacation—check with the provider of your email account.
Can I use iCloud with Microsoft Office?
So, many users may wonder if they can save Microsoft Office files like excel files and work documents to iCloud for safekeeping. Actually, the answer is yes. Microsoft updated the Microsoft Office application for iOS so that it is now possible to use iCloud Drive to sync Office files from an iPad, iPhone, or Mac.