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You can customize Outlook Web Access with features that can be performed automatically, such as telling people you're out of the office whenever they send you a message, or adjusting your appointments to local time while you are traveling.

To set Outlook Web Access options:

  1. On the Outlook Bar, click the Options icon. It may be necessary to first click the Outlook Bar's Shortcuts tab.
  2. Out of Office Assistant.This option generates automatic replies to e-mail you receive while away. Each time you activate the Out of Office Assistant, Outlook Web Access will only send an automatic reply to someone the first time they send you a message.
    • To enable the Out of Office Assistant, click I'm currently out of the office, and then in the text box, type a message people will receive when they send you e-mail while you're away.
    • To disable the Out of Office Assistant, click I'm currently in the office.

  3. To enable voice and video messaging on your computer, under E-mail, click Download. This will install the necessary components on your computer from an Exchange server. Once you perform this action, you will no longer see the E-mail field.

    Note  For information on using audio and video with Outlook Web Access, see Multimedia.

  4. Date and Time Formats. Use the following drop-down menus to select your preferred format for various time and date displays. Also use this section to configure Outlook Web Access for the local time zone.
    • Short Date Style
    • Long Date Style
    • Time Style
    • Current Time Zone

    5. Note  The options provided in this section may vary, depending on the language configured for Internet Explorer. Outlook Web Access uses the browser language setting to provide region-specific options.

  5. Calendar Options:
    • Use the Week begins on drop-down menu to set the day your calendar will display as the beginning of the week.
    • Use the Day start time and Day end time drop-down menus to set the times Outlook Web Access will display for each business day.
  6. Contact Options:
    • Select Global Address List to use your organization's address book as the first place to search, such as when you are looking for names in the Find Names dialog box.
    • Select Contacts to use your personal contacts.
  7. Click Password if you want to change your Windows password. You will be directed to a Web site set up by an administrator in your organization for this purpose. Contact an administrator for more information.

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