Friday, January 18, 2019

Gmail-Calendar Migration Tip of the Day #13

Did you know you can set Out of Office reminders in BOTH Gmail and Calendar?  

Here's how in Gmail
  1. Go to mail.google.com
  2. Click on Gear > Settings
  3. Under the General Tab, scroll to the very bottom and locate Vacation Responder.
  4. Type your desired Out of Office Message
  5. Set Parameters: Date to turn on/off. Choose whether to send to people in Contacts and/or people in WUSD
  6. Turn Vacation Responder On
  7. Save Changes

Here's how in Calendar.
When you create an Out of Office Event in Calendar, it will automatically decline any invites you may receive for that time period. 
  1. Go to calendar.google.com
  2. Single Click on the day/time that you desire
  3. Choose Out of Office 
    Out of office Event
  4. Make any adjustments on the date/time as needed
  5. Customize your decline message (if desired).  
  6. Save
You can find a video tutorial of this tip on the WUSD Tech YouTube Channel Gmail Migration Playlist and archived under our Migration Tips on the WUSD Tech Blog.    

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