How to set out of office on mail mac

To set up an out-of-office (OOF) message on a Mac using Mail, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mail on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select your email account from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
  5. Click on the "Out of Office" tab.
  6. Check the box next to "Automatically reply to messages" to enable the OOF feature.
  7. Enter your OOF message in the text box provided. You can use plain text or HTML to format your message.
  8. Set the start and end dates for your OOF message by clicking on the "Start" and "End" buttons and selecting the dates from the calendar.
  9. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Alternatively, you can also set up an OOF message using the "Rules" feature in Mail. To do this:

  1. Open Mail on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Rules" tab.
  4. Click the "Add Rule" button.
  5. Select "Out of Office" as the rule type.
  6. Enter your OOF message in the text box provided.
  7. Set the start and end dates for your OOF message by clicking on the "Start" and "End" buttons and selecting the dates from the calendar.
  8. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Note: If you have multiple email accounts set up on your Mac, you'll need to set up an OOF message for each account separately.