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Out of Office SOP

3. Add your time off to your personal calendar

All known time off, including appointments, vacation, etc., should be listed on your personal calendar.

  1. In Outlook, navigate to your personal calendar.
  2. Click New Appointment.
  3. Type Vacation or PTO (or something else equivalent) in the title field.
  4. Click the All Day box next to Start time if you are going to be out all day.
  5. Select the date range of your absence in Start time and End time.
  6. Near the top of the appointment, select Out of Office in the Show As drop-down.
  7. Save & Close your entry.

Outlook appointment