Create an Auto-Reply with Templates & Filters in Gmail

You can set up an auto-reply for specific emails in Gmail, such as external emails.

Step 1 - Create & save your Template

Step 2 - Go to the search menu and fill in the details of the emails you want to Filter.

For an auto-reply for any internal emails put @companyname.com in the ‘From’ field.

For an auto-reply for any external emails put -@companyname.com in the ‘From’ field.

Step 3 - Select ‘Create Filter’, then choose the ‘Send template’ option and choose your template from the list. Then select ‘Create filter'