Setting User Options Icon Setting User Options

You can customize Outlook Web Access settings. Some of the things Outlook Web Access can automate are telling people that you're out of the office when you receive a message from them or adjusting appointments to local time when you are traveling.

Using the Out of Office Assistant

Your out-of-office reply notifies users who send you messages that you are away from the office and cannot reply immediately. Your reply is sent only once to the sender, even if you receive multiple messages from that person. Your Inbox continues to collect messages when you set the Out of the Office option.
  1. On the Outlook Bar, click Options.

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  2. Select either I am currently in the office or I am currently out of the office.

  3. Compose a message in the Auto Reply box to be automatically returned to anyone who sends you a message when you are out of the office.

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  4. To accept the settings, click OK.

Changing Your Password

At any time, you can change to a new password.

Important   This feature is available only for users on Internet Information Server 4 (IIS4) with SSL enabled (required for Windows NT password to work); this feature is not available for IIS3 users.

  1. On the Outlook Bar, click Options.

  2. Click Change Password.

  3. Type the following information:

    • The Domain server name, where your account and password are active.

    • The name of your Account on the domain server.

    • The Old password that you want to change.

    • The New password for your domain server account. Type this password a second time to Confirm new password.

  4. Click OK.

    5. You will receive a message that your password was changed successfully. If information was not entered correctly, you will receive a message that identifies the incorrect data. Correct any errors, if necessary, and click OK.

Setting the Time Zone

You can change all your appointments to local time by changing your time zone.
  1. On the Outlook Bar, click Options.

  2. In the Current time zone box, select the zone.

  3. Click OK.

Setting Calendar Options

  1. On the Outlook Bar, click Options.

  2. Select the Display 24-hour Clock check box to have time displayed in 24-hour format rather than 12-hour format.

  3. In the Week begins on list, select the first day of your work week.

  4. In the Business day begins at and Business day ends at boxes, type the hours you start and leave work. Times must be entered in X:XX XM format, for example: 8:00 A.M. These hours appear to other users as available for meetings.

  5. Select the check box next to Business days. Selected days show as working days on your schedule.

  6. If you also use Microsoft Schedule+ for your calendar, select the Use Microsoft Schedule+ as my primary calendar box.

    7. Important   You must completely exit and restart the browser before these changes will take effect.