How to setup an Out of Office to Forward your Emails

The purpose of this job aid is to configure your Outlook email to forward messages when you are away.  This is good for holidays, vacation or extended absence.

Other reasons you might want to set up rules to forward emails.

• Work Orders
• Task Notes
• Lumber Changes
• Issue Updates

Step-by-step guide

1. Click on your Out of Office button
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2. Turn on out of office by clicking "Send Automatic Replies"
   1. If you want to set a date range you can do so directly below it
3. Click Rules at the bottom of the page
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4. Click "Add Rule"
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5. Add Noreply@nvrinc.com in the From field
6. Check the box next to Forward, then click To...
   1. If you want to make the rule more specfic you can add the words "Work Order" to the message body section. 
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7. Type the name of the person you want your messages to go to, then click Go
8. Select their name and click TO→ at the bottom of the screen, their name will appear in the field, then click OK
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9. Your person's name should be visible, once confirmed, click OK in the upper right hand corner
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10. You should now see the new rule you just created, click OK
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11. Click OK and you are now done.
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12. Run a couple tests to make sure the person is getting your emails.
13. If you want to make your rule more specific you can add more detail to the rule.

Related articles

• Page:
  How to setup an Out of Office to Forward your Emails
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