SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     How can I turn Out of Office (OOO) reply on / off?
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-can-i-turn-out-of-office-ooo-reply-on-off/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2023-08-16
UPDATED:   2026-02-18
READING:   1 min
SUMMARY:   You can enable/disable the OOO reply in the Account Settings within the online dashboard.

# How can I turn Out of Office (OOO) reply on / off?

# How can I turn Out of Office (OOO) reply on / off?

You can enable or disable the OOO reply in the Account Settings within the online dashboard.

## Steps

- Go to the Vacation Tracker online dashboard: app.vacationtracker.io/app/settings/personal (https://app.vacationtracker.io/app/settings/personal).

- Under Account Settings you should see the Configure Automatic Out-of-Office (OOO) Reply section.

- If the feature is active (enabled), you would see the toggle highlighted in purple. If you would like to disable the feature, click the toggle to disable it.

- If the feature is deactivated (disabled), you would see the toggle grayed out. If you would like to enable the feature, click the toggle and click Save.

![Account Settings → Personal Settings page with the Configure Automatic Out-of-Office (OOO) Reply toggle and the Save button](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/helpdesk_artikal_how_can_i_turn_out_of_office_ooo_reply_on_off_first_image_place_e70b6e9a74.png)

First-time enable

If this is the first time you're enabling this feature you may be prompted to give further permissions. For more information, see Guide: Automatic Out of Office (OOO) Reply (Autoreply) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-do-i-enable-the-ooo-out-of-office-autoreply-feature/).

Choosing which leave types trigger OOO

For more information on choosing the leave types that will send the OOO reminders, see Can I choose which leave types have the Out of Office (OOO) message? (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/can-i-choose-which-leave-types-have-the-out-of-office-ooo-message/)

### What's Next?

How do I enable the OOO (Out of Office) autoreply feature? (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-do-i-enable-the-ooo-out-of-office-autoreply-feature/)
How do I edit the templated OOO message? (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-do-i-edit-the-templated-ooo-out-of-office-message/)
Can I choose which leave types have the OOO message? (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/can-i-choose-which-leave-types-have-the-out-of-office-ooo-message/)

Need help?

Contact our Support team via email (mailto:hello@vacationtracker.io) or chat (#), Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM EST.