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How to set automatic replies in Gmail

Sending e-mails is fundamental for daily life. It’s a communication tool for work and personal issues. You can exchange information in a more formal way or send attachments for your friends. Gmail is one of the most used e-mail platforms and it includes the possibility of setting automatic replies.

You can even convert your mails to PDF files in order to print them whenever you need them. Nowadays you can open the Gmail directly from your phone or set the automatic replies easily from the mobile app. The numerous features Gmail offers the user are focused on a better experience for sending and receiving mails in Gmail. The automatic replies in Gmail let you send a message saying that you correctly received the message your sender sent you.

Set the vacant response or automatic replies in Gmail

Set the automatic replies in Gmail

In order to write automatic replies for your Gmail messages you have to follow these steps.

  1. Open Gmail app or website and press the Settings button.
  2. Click on See all settings.
  3. In the General tab select Automatic replies in the bottom of the screen.
  4. Activate the box “Vacation responder”
  5. You can define the range of days the automatic replies will function.
  6. Write the Subject and message you desire and confirm.
  7. You can edit the message with different lettering effects such as bold, color and italics, among other features.
  8. Click on Save changes.
  9. From that moment, whenever someone sends you an e-mail, he or she will receive an automatic reply with the message you created.
  10. You can open the conversation in order to see the format of our response.

It’s a very easy process you can set every time you need to answer mails automatically. You can use it for a period of time or set it to last almost forever. That way you will make sure your senders receives at least a message knowing the mail arrived ok.


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