How to turn your vacation reply on or off and add or change a signature

Out of office or vacation

• Turn your vacation reply on or off

Set up your vacation reply

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings   Settings.
3. Scroll down to the "Vacation responder" section.
4. Select Vacation responder on.
5. Fill in the date range, subject, and message.
6. Under your message, check the box if you only want your contacts to see your vacation reply.
7. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Note: If you have a Gmail signature, it will be shown at the bottom of your vacation response.

 Add or change a signature

• You can put up to 10,000 characters in your signature.

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings   Settings.
3. In the "Signature" section, add your signature text in the box. If you want, you can format your message by adding an image or changing the text style.
4. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.