To activate automatic syncs, check Enable Scheduled Synchronization in the Scheduled Synchronize area at the bottom of the Contacts Sync window. Outlook generated a warning when Contacts Sync attempted to access the program's contact entries, requiring permission for a set period selected via a drop-down menu. As I mentioned, a warning popped up in Outlook asking me to grant the program access to the contacts and to specify the length of time for access (in 1-minute to 10-minute intervals). Then select the Outlook folder to synchronize (likely All Contacts), choose one of the two sync options (Outlook contacts to Gmail or Gmail contacts to Outlook), and click the Synchronize button.Ĭontacts Sync first fetches the contacts in each system and then syncs the entries. To sync your Gmail and Outlook contacts via Contacts Sync, enter your Gmail ID and password in the program's main screen and click the Save Settings button. Automating contacts sync between Gmail and Outlook The only glitches I encountered in testing the program were Outlook's built-in antivirus protection, which required that I manually allow Contacts Sync to access Outlook's contacts, and the inability to sync contacts that lack data in the e-mail or last-name fields. Google does offer its paying business customers Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook (free trial available).Ī potential alternative is the free Contacts Sync utility from Indian company PPP Infotech, which automatically syncs your Gmail and Outlook contacts. In a July 2009 post I described how to " Sync contacts and calendars between Outlook, Gmail, and iPhone." That post refers to the free Google Calendar Sync utility, but there's no equivalent from the company for syncing contacts. I understand this is a fix to make them both the same, but do you know if there is a way to sync them continually? I still want to use Outlook on my desktop and also have IMAP movability on my Droidx2 phone and also on an iPad. A reader named Maribeth is migrating from Outlook to Gmail and asked about synchronizing her two accounts: "I just read your blog about Outlook/Gmail.
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