You'll soon be able to schedule out of office hours on Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Note20 On Keyboard
Microsoft Teams Note20 On Keyboard (Image credit: Future)

What you need to know

  • Microsoft Teams will soon let you schedule out of office hours.
  • The feature is currently available for the public preview versions of Teams on the web and desktop.
  • You can use the feature to send automatic replies to people when you're away.

The Microsoft 365 roadmap describes the feature:

Microsoft Teams: Out of OfficeLet others know that you are not available by scheduling your Out of Office in Teams. During this time, your presence status will change to "Out of Office" and your status message will be displayed when someone reaches out to you via chat. Additionally, your Outlook calendar and automatic replies will be updated accordingly.

The roadmap currently states that the feature will roll out this month, but that's always subject to change.

The feature supports an option to send automatic replies to people when you're away. It also syncs with your Outlook calendar.

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