1. On the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts.

2. In the Rules and Alerts dialog box, click New Rule.

3. Click Start from a blank rule, click Check messages when they arrive, and then click Next.

4. Under Which condition(s) do you want to check? , select the Sent Only To Me check box and any other criteria that you want, and then click Next.

5. Under What do you want to do with the message? Select the Reply using a specific template check box.

6. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description (click an underlined value), click a specific template.

7. In the Select a Reply Template dialog box, in the Look In box, click User Templates in File System. Select the template that you created in the previous section, and then click Open.

8. Click Next.

9. (This step is Optional) select the check boxes for any exceptions to the auto-reply rule. If you have no exceptions, just Click Next

10. Under Step 1: Specify a name for this rule, type a name for the auto-reply rule, and then click Finish.

11. Once you have clicked Finish, click Apply and then Ok and you will return to your main screen. When clicking Apply, it will make the rule go into affect.