This Google article can help you with automatic replies:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/25922?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Below is the information from that article:
Set up your vacation reply
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings
Settings.
- Scroll down to the "Vacation responder" section.
- Select Vacation responder on.
- Fill in the date range, subject, and message.
- Under your message, check the box if you only want your contacts to see your vacation reply.
- At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.
Note: If you have a Gmail signature, it will be shown at the bottom of your vacation response.
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