How can we modify Out of Office notification without knowing the user password?

Q: We are using Office 365. Once for a while, a user may want us to enable his/her Out of Office Notification because he/she can’t come to the office. How can we do it without knowing the user password?

chicagotech.net: Yes, you can do it by assigning your full permissions and then access the user Outlook. Here is how.

  1. Login Office 365 portal.
  2. Go to Admin Center>Exchange>Mailbox.
  3. Go to the user mail delegation and assign yourself  full permissions.
  4. Wait for a while and  open Another user mailbox from your Web Outlook.
  5. After accessing the user’s Outlook, click Settings.
  6. Click Automatic replies to modify the notification.
  7. Test it.

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