If you manage your contacts and appointments on your PC with Outlook, you can synchronize them with your iPhone or iPad. So you have the full overview on the go.
In Outlook you not only have an overview of all your emails, you can also manage contacts and create appointments in the integrated calendar. If you also want to have this data on your iPhone or iPad, you don’t have to laboriously create it twice. Just use sync instead.
Installing iTunes is a prerequisite for synchronizing Outlook with your iPhone or iPad. Once done, follow the steps outlined below.
Sync Outlook with iOS
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Connect your Apple device to the computer and start iTunes. In the upper right corner you will find a button in the form of a mobile device. You have to click on this.
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To specify which features you want to sync with Outlook, click the About tab.
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You are now given a choice. Among them are address book contacts, calendar entries and e-mail accounts. Tick the data you want to sync.
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Click on the “Synchronize” button to start the process.
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If you now create an appointment with Outlook, it will be transferred to the iPhone or iPad. But it also works the other way around. Contacts that you create on the mobile device are also transferred to Outlook.com.
On Netzwelt we have more tips and tricks for you about Outlook. We’ll show you how to create an account on macOS and how you can share your appointments with specific contacts.
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