Out of Office messages are a great way to let your colleagues and collaborators know youre not at work.

Anyone who contacts you while youre out of the office will get that message.

Lets see what Microsoft Teams offers in terms ofOut of Office configs.

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The email service will then sync your message to Teams.

Alternatively, you could also use the desktop client tweaks to set up your message.

For more information, seeHow to Set Out of Office Reply in Outlook.

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Important Notes

The Out of Office message you set up on Outlook wont transfer immediately to Microsoft Teams.

The setting is immediately visible in Outlook.

However, it may sometimes take a few hours before your Teams status gets updated.

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Usually, Teams scans your calendar and status changes roughly every hour or so.

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