How to turn off mobile alerts

Outlook mobile

1. Open and go to Inbox
2. Click the menu in the top left — look for a coloured circle with an initial in it (e.g. ‘F’ if your name is Freda)
3. Click the alarm icon … this will give various options about how long to keep do not disturb on for

Teams mobile

1. Open and go to Chat
2. Click the menu in the top left — look for a coloured circle with an initial in it (e.g. ‘FK’ if your name is Frida Kahlo)
3. Click ‘Notifications’ and select an option e.g. ‘Only calls’

References:

• Outlook: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/manage-your-notifications-in-outlook-mobile-d3b5a22b-919c-4d30-a26f-ae9a0a78ba90
• Teams: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/quiet-time-in-microsoft-teams-for-mobile-devices-174c4d2d-c7c1-4228-80a7-031c14f9bcf2

How to turn on Out of Office

Teams desktop

1. Click the initials in the top right
2. Click ‘Set status message’ -> ‘Schedule Out of Office’

Outlook desktop

1. Click tools -> ‘Automatic Replies’

References:

• Teams: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/schedule-an-out-of-office-status-in-microsoft-teams-e3ce705a-cc43-4f7d-9418-0642ec5f6bd8
• Outlook: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/send-automatic-replies-out-of-office-from-outlook-9742f476-5348-4f9f-997f-5e208513bd67