Synchronize an iPhone & Outlook

Though the iphone is an Apple product or service, it gives help for synchronizing contacts and calendars among Microsoft Outlook on your Windows Personal computer by means of the iTunes plan. Although iTunes is the default media player on Macintosh personal computers, it can be downloaded for free of charge from the Apple web site for Windows Computer systems. Right after the original sync among the iphone and Outlook, your contacts and calendar activities will be up-to-date anytime the iphone is related to your Personal computer and iTunes is open, in accordance to Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes, authors of "iPod & iTunes For Dummies."

Download and set up the iTunes media player from the official Apple web site (see Assets for website link).

Plug the iphone's USB cable into the dock port on the iphone. In accordance to the official Apple internet site, the dock port is on the bottom of the iphone amongst the speakers. Plug the other end of the USB cable into an open USB port on your Laptop.

Operate the iTunes plan on your Personal computer if it does not commence right away Right after plugging in the iphone. Pick the iphone's icon in the iTunes resource pane on the left facet of the iTunes window.

Click on the Data tab at the top of the method window, and verify the box following to "Sync Contacts From." Click on "Outlook" and Click on "All contacts" or "Picked groups" in the sub-menu. Pick the checkbox following to the groups you want to sync with your iphone if you Pick "Chosen groups," in accordance to the official Microsoft web site.

Decide on the checkbox up coming to "Sync calendars from Microsoft Outlook." Click on the circle following to "All calendars" or "Picked calendars," and Pick the calendars you want to sync for the latter choice.

Click on Use to conserve your new Outlook synchronization settings. Eject the iphone by clicking the Eject button subsequent to the iphone's icon in the iTunes supply pane, or in the decrease-proper corner of the iTunes window beneath the Utilize button.