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Outlook: Setting your Default Email Response to Reply, or Reply all

Task: To set your default email response in the Outlook Web App to reply only to the sender of the original email (Reply), or to everyone listed in the To and Cc fields (Reply all). Your selected default setting appears on the top of the drop-down response menu in the email message window.

Instructions:

Step 1 - Access your USNH email account.

Step 2 - Click the gear icon Gear icon to access Outlook Setting menu. in the upper right hand corner of your Outlook window.

Step 3 - Scroll to the bottom of the Settings menu, and click View all Outlook settings.

Step 4 - Select Mail > Compose and reply. Expanded Outlook Setting menu with Mail and Compose and reply selected.

Step 5 - Under Reply or Reply all, choose your default response.

  • Click Reply to respond only to the sender.
  • Click Reply to all to respond to everyone in the To and Cc fields of the message.

Exspanded Outlook Settings menu with Mail, Compose and replay, Reply or Reply all selected.

 

 

 

 

Step 6 - Click Save.

Outcome: Your selected default setting appears on the top of the drop-down response menu in the email message window.

Message Reply Menu
Default = Reply Default = Reply all
Email response drop-down menu Reply set as default. Email response drop-down menu Reply all set as default.

Details

Article ID: 2833
Created
Fri 10/2/20 5:15 PM
Modified
Fri 4/8/22 3:04 PM
Applicable Institution(s):
Granite State College (GSC)
Keene State College (KSC)
Plymouth State University (PSU)
University of New Hampshire (UNH)
USNH System Office