If you are out of the office for a longer or shorter period of time, it is a good idea to enable the Automatic replies (Out of Office) rule in Outlook. These instructions show you how to do this in webmail (browser).
1) Go to the UI webmail site outlook.hi.is and log in. Click on the settings icon in the top right corner and then click "View all Outlook settings" at the bottom:
2) Select "Email" on the far left and then "Automatic replies". Turn on auto-replies by clicking "Automatic replies on" (NOTE that auto-replies will not enable until you click "Save" at the bottom. If you want the Automatic reply to be sent out only during a specified time period, check "Send replies only during a time period" and then select the correct dates and time. Next, put the message you want in the mail. It is a good practice to type in Icelandic and English texts both for "inside your organisation" and "outside your organisation". Then click "Save" at the bottom when you have filled out the form the way you want it: