Outlook: Enter vacation - how it works
If you enter your vacation in the Outlook calendar, for example, your work colleagues can see immediately if they are not available. In this practical tip we will show you how.
Enter vacation in Outlook
To enter your vacation in Outlook, proceed as follows:
- Open Outlook and select the calendar. Then click on "New appointment".
- Now select a subject such as "Vacation ....".
- You then have to indicate the start and end of your vacation and check the "All day event" box.
- In the "Show as" dropdown menu, select "Absent" so that you cannot enter any appointments in time.
- Finally, you can enter your vacation by clicking on "Save & Close".
Tip: Create a notification of absence in Outlook
This tip refers to Microsoft Outlook 2013 - but differs only slightly from other versions. Our next article will show you how to create a distribution list in Outlook.