Create and send email

7. Turn your vacation responder on or off

  1. In Gmail in the top right, click Settings > Settings.
  2. Scroll down to Vacation responder and select Vacation responder on or Vacation responder off.
  3. If you turned on the vacation responder, enter the dates you're away and add a message. Then, select who should get a response.
  4. At the bottom, click