How to Create a Vacation Responder/ Auto Responder
In some cases, you may want an automatic response for people who email you (For example, if you are on vacation). This guide will walk you through setting that up.
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Setting Up Your Vacation Responder
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From your Bay Path Gmail, select the Cogwheel in the upper-right corner
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Select See All Settings
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the section labeled Vacation Responder
To use the vacation responder, select the radio button next to Vacation responder on
Change First day to the day that you would like the responder to start sending the messages
Optionally, you can choose a last day and have the responder turn off automatically
Change the subject to reflect your message. This will be the subject line of the email.
Create a message for your recipients. This will be the body of your email.
Once you are finished with the above steps. Select Save Changes.
Verifying Your Vacation Responder
When your vacation responder is on, you will see this banner at the top of your Gmail:
Turning Off Your Vacation Responder
To turn off your vacation responder, you can select End now from the banner at the top of your Gmail or you can follow the steps from Setting Up Your Vacation Responder to change the dates or the message.