Add an Away/Out of office message in Gmail

Getting Started

1. Go to Gmail

2. Click  

3. Click See all settings

4. Scroll down to Vacation responder section 

5. Check the box next to Vacation responder on

6. Enter the subject and message for your automatic response in the appropriate fields. For example:

7. Choose the dates that you want the automatic response to be active

8. Decide whether you want the automatic response to be sent to people in your contact list only or to everyone who emails you. 

9. Click Save changes at the bottom of the page.