An out of office can be setup to automatically reply advising individuals that you are not in the office.

Microsoft provides multiple methods for configuring this in Outlook.

If you help setting up your Out of Office, please call the Faculty Staff Help Desk at 760-750-4790.

How to Block Unwanted Emails in Outlook

• Right-click on the Email one time. This will bring up a listing of options … choose "Junk Email".
• From there, select "Add Sender to Blocked Senders List."

Outlook also lets you prevent Emails from an entire domain from getting into your inbox. To do so, first open Outlook.

• Click on the Tools menu, then Options.
• Choose the Preferences tab, then under Email, click on Junk Email.
• Click the Blocked Senders tab, then click Add.
• In the box Enter an Email address or Internet domain name to be added to the list, enter the address you want added, then click OK (the domain would be the "@" sign plus anything that follows it).

How do I check emails sent to my quarantine folder?

You can view quarantined emails at any time by visiting https://protection.office.com/?hash=/quarantine.

Emails in quarantine can be released to your inbox, reported as not junk, or you can simply leave them as-is.

• Release toInbox : The email will be sent to your inbox, and you will be able to access it Use caution here – if it is marked as spam, there is a good chance it is spam or phishing and may be malicious or harmful.
• Report as "Not Junk" : Microsoft will be notified that the email is not spam and in the future, it will be sent directly to your inbox.
• Leave everything as is : Those emails will continue to be considered spam.

An email scam usually contains a request for your username and password.

Do not respond to these types of emails.

If you have any question about the validity of an email you receive, please contact the Faculty/Staff Help Desk at 760-750-4790.

If you would like more information on Phishing, Please visit our Information Security site regarding Phishing.