Set Up Google Calendar Out Of Office Auto-Reply

This guide provides a step-by-step process for setting up an Out of Office auto-reply in Google Calendar, ensuring that your availability is clearly communicated to colleagues and clients. By following these instructions, you can efficiently manage your schedule and prevent missed meetings while you're away. It's an essential tool for maintaining professionalism and organization, making it a must-read for anyone looking to optimize their time management.

Barbara Elena Ramirez
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Google Calendar

Navigate to your Google Calendar account <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r> .

Click the "+" icon from the left side bar.

Click "Out of office".

If you'll be OOO for a date range

Select the start date of the OOO time.

Select the end date of the OOO time.

Click "New and existing meetings" to decline event invitations automatically.

Click "Save & decline".

If you'll be OOO for a time period within the same day.

Select the day.

If it will be for the entire day select "All day".

If it will be for a set of hours within the day select the start hour.

Click "11:30am"

And then select the end hour.

Click "New and existing meetings".

Click "Save & decline".