U-M email users can easily use the U-M Online Directory to notify people that they are away. Follow these steps:

1. Visit the U-M Online Directory (http://directory.umich.edu/)
2. Choose Bind, and log in with your U-M uniqname and password
3. Search for yourself (i.e. your uniqname or full name), and when your entry appears, select Modify
4. Set the On Vacation option to True, and enter your Vacation Message
5. Click Save Changes at the bottom-left of the page
6. If you have any problems please contact help@umich.edu

For U-M Exchange/Outlook users

For users of the U-M Exchange server, you can easily set your vacation message from within Microsoft Outlook. Just go to the Tools menu and select Out of Office Assistant. See the Microsoft Outlook Help menu for further assistance with specific steps for entering your message.

Note to Exchange users: Setting your vacation message through the Outlook Assistant will only provide vacation messages to other Exchange users. To make sure that everyone who sends you an email receives your vacation message, please also follow the instructions above, for general U-M email.